Iviyo elivikela imingcele yakweleSouth Africa iBorder Management Authority (BMA) ithi kusukela ngoMgqibelo kusiyakusa kuyizolo, kubotshwe izizalwane zeZimbabwe ezedlula amakhulu amabili zizama ukungena kweleSouth Africa ngokungekho emthethweni emfuleni uLimpopo emngceleni weBeitbridge.
Usikomitshi weviyo elivikela imingcele yakweleSouth Africa iBorder Management Authority (BMA) uMnumnzana Mike Masiapato, utshele abezindaba ukuthi ngoMgqibelo kuphela kulabadabuka eZimbabwe abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi lasikhombisa - 17,000 abangene kweleSouth Africa emngceleni weBeitbridge.
Ngasikhathi sinye uthi kubanjwe abedlula amakhulu amabili - 210 abebezama ukungena kweleSouth Africa ngokungekho emthethweni. Uthi inengi lalaba bantu babanjwe bengena ngezikepe zokuzibazela endaweni ezingekho emthethweni emfuleni uLimpopo. UMasiapato uthi amadrones abasanda kuqala ukuwasebenzisa yiwo abasiza kakhulu ukubamba labo abazama ukufohla.
“Singababamba sithatha yonke imininingwane yabo kugoqela lamafinger print. Qede lapho sibafaka ebhukwini lokungena elizweni elilabantu abangasavunyelwayo ukungena kweleSouth Africa okweminyaka emihlanu elandelayo. Kodwa nxa singabamba amagumaguma okuyiwo angenisa laba bantu, bona siyabavalela esitokisini, sibethese amacala ukuze bamiswe phambi komthethwandaba bagwetshwe bayepika.”
Phezu kwaleli nani isikhulumeli seBMA uNkosikazi Mmemme Mugotsi uthi sekubanjwe abeZimbabwe abanengi bezama ukuchaphisa ngudlu emfuleni uLimpopo impahla ezitshiyeneyo abazithenge kweleSouth Africa.
“Inengi labaphuma lempahla ngudlu laba abalawo amaphasipoti. Baphuma lenhlobo yonke yempahla okugoqela lamafridge amakhulu, Umbuzo yikuthi bawathwala njani ehlathini njalo yindaba bengawachaphisi ngendlela esemthethweni.”
Umgcinisihlalo wenhlanganiso yeSADC Citizens Democratic Society, uMnumnzana Trust Ndlovu, uthi ukubotshwa kwabantu akusiso isisombululo sokumisa ukungena kwabeZimbabwe kweleSouth Africa ngokungekho emthethweni.
“Kuzofakwa konke, amadrones, kugadwe, kugijinyiswe abantu sengathi yizilwane baphathwe kabuhlungu. Likhumbule phela izizalwane zeZimbabwe lezi ngomama, ngosisi, amadoda, abafana labantu abadala. Bonke labo bantu basebenzisa yona leyo ndlela ngoba abanye abakwazi ukuthi bangathola kwayona imali yokuthi bathole iphasipoti. Sonke siyakwazi ukuthi iphasipoti yeZimbabwe inzima. Uma ungenayo imali awukwazi ukuyithola. Itholakala ngemali ephezulu kakhulu. Abantu abantulayo, abazihluphekelayo abakwazi ukuthi bangathola leyo mali.
Iviyo leBMA lithi ababanjwe bengena kumbe bekuphuma kweleSouth Africa ngokungekho emthethweni bathi benza lokhu ngoba bengelamaphasipoti njengoba iphasipoti yeZimbabwe ibiza amadola angamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu - $250 okwenza ibephezulu kulawo wonke amazwe ezansi yezwekazi leAfrica.
Imizamo eke yenziwa yile intatheli phambilini ukuthola impendulo ehofisini yomeli weZimbabwe kweleSouth Africa ngodaba lokuthi ithini ngezicelo zalabo abathi kayehliswe intengo yephasipoti ukuze wonke umuntu abelayo, ilokhu ingakayitholi impendulo lalamhlanje.
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