ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says South Africa faces a serious illegal immigration challenge.
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the party is not against the concerns raised by anti-migrant group March and March over undocumented foreign nationals and warned that undocumented migration poses risks to national security.
Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday following the ANC’s recent National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, Mbalula said undocumented immigration was linked to human trafficking, drugs and other criminal activity.
“We've got a challenge of illegal immigrants, which manifests itself through human trafficking, drugs and all of that,” he said.
He said weak border controls had contributed to the problem and pointed to the government’s establishment of border management structures to strengthen enforcement.
