The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, said ‘there is literally no border in some places’
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, described his recent visit to the Limpopo border as shocking, describing how “there is literally no border in some places” and that “a crocodile sitting on a rock” was among the border security measures.
Macpherson, who briefed the media on Tuesday about Cabinet’s approval of the Integrated Social Facilitation Framework (ISFF), shared what he saw on a recent visit by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to the Beitbridge border post in Limpopo.
The IMC is chaired by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi. The inspection formed part of the government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen border management and assess the operational readiness of the temporary processing centre ahead of planned repatriation operations in Musina.
The department said Kubayi was accompanied by Deputy Minister Andries Nel; the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi; Minister of Public Works, Dean Macpherson; Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, and the Deputy Minister of Police, Polly Boshielo.
