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Foreigners flee Alexandra Mall as Home Affairs officials descend
10 Mar 2022 at 13:27hrs | Views
Foreign street vendors have left Pan Africa Mall in Alexandra township South Africa after members of the South Africa Police Services and the Department of Home Affairs descended at the area to intensify their presence at the mall following clashes between locals and foreign nationals.
The Department of Home Affairs is the custodian, protector, and verifier of the identity and status of citizens and other persons resident in South Africa.
On Monday and Tuesday, several businesses in Alexandra had to close their doors after community members, who identified themselves as part of the Dudula Movement, forced shops to close their doors.
The community members were allegedly searching for migrant employees and shop owners who did not have valid paperwork.
Meanwhile, MMC for Public Safety in Johannesburg David Tembe has called upon closure of borders as a solution to illegal immigration.
The Department of Home Affairs is the custodian, protector, and verifier of the identity and status of citizens and other persons resident in South Africa.
Foreign street vendors who are in the in country illegally have left Pan Africa Mall as the police and the Department of Home Affairs intensify their presence at the mall following clashes between locals and foreign nationals More on @ScrollaAfrica #OperationDudula #JobSeekersSA pic.twitter.com/ICpMcZu6jr
— BEAST OF THE NEWS (@EversonLuhanga) March 10, 2022
The community members were allegedly searching for migrant employees and shop owners who did not have valid paperwork.
MMC David Tembe Ari "I'm tired, let's close the borders" 😹😹 #OperationDudula #PutSouthAficansFirst #Dudulamovement pic.twitter.com/eklmIwO3dU
— Tshilidzi (@CeciliaMunyai) March 9, 2022
Meanwhile, MMC for Public Safety in Johannesburg David Tembe has called upon closure of borders as a solution to illegal immigration.
Source - Byo24News
