President Cyril Ramaphosa says African leaders understand South Africa’s challenges with undocumented immigration and support efforts to enforce immigration laws and manage cross-border movement responsibly.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says some of his peers on the African continent understand South Africa’s challenges with undocumented immigration and have expressed support for the country’s approach to managing the issue.
Speaking on the sidelines of a voter registration drive in Atteridgeville outside Pretoria on Sunday afternoon, Ramaphosa said he had been in contact with several fellow African leaders directly, while envoys were also being dispatched to other countries in the coming days.
“Our peers and those that I've spoken to and my envoys are going to be leaving in the next few days. My peers, either on the phone or interacting directly with them, they all say we understand the challenges that you are going through,” Ramaphosa said.
He said African peers had explained that South Africa’s relatively advanced economy made it a destination for migrants from across the continent, similar to how other global economies attract migration.
