'They came with machetes' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa

Sideshow Bob said:
I only hope that Government keeps the pressure and deport illegals actively after 30th June. Also, why can't they target illegals outside builders warehouse etc ? None of these are seffricans or carry any valid permits last time I asked.
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Lol... So you mince about asking random people outside builders if they have valid permits.....?
 
Anyone know what is happening at the Malawi embassy in Rivonia/Sunninghill? I drove past it twice and its full of about 30 busses and tons of police and hundreds of people hanging around...
 
Jam Sandwich said:
Lol... So you mince about asking random people outside builders if they have valid permits.....?
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Our ward councilor accompanied by SAPS has asked, and big surprise, most of them are illegal foreigners. Our ward has been strongly encouraged to not employ these people.
 
I have to laugh at the anti-immigrant stuff I am seeing on social media.

They show pics and footage of rundown parts of Joburg and imply that the foreigners are behind the decay and removing them will put the city - and the country as a whole - on the path to recovery.

As if the locals are not the ones who started fvcking the inner city up (and in the country) in the first place and are the ones who have been keeping the ANC in power, worsening the situation through failure to uphold law and order and not maintaining things.

Imbeciles running around with machetes, acting as if they are not a part of the problem.
 
thestaggy said:
I have to laugh at the anti-immigrant stuff I am seeing on social media.

They show pics and footage of rundown parts of Joburg and imply that the foreigners are behind the decay and removing them will put the city - and the country as a whole - on the path to recovery.

As if the locals are not the ones who started fvcking the inner city up (and in the country) in the first place and are the ones who have been keeping the ANC in power, worsening the situation through failure to uphold law and order and not maintaining things.

Imbeciles running around with machetes, acting as if they are not a part of the problem.
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Illegal foreigners will always be scapegoats for any of the local issues. That is how it works in every country. Having said that, Government seems a bit serious about this now. I would like to think Mr. Schreiber is behind this initiative.
 
thestaggy said:
As if the locals are not the ones who started fvcking the inner city up (and in the country) in the first place and are the ones who have been keeping the ANC in power, worsening the situation through failure to upheld law and order and maintain things.
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ANC voters love a scapegoat. They simply don't believe in any accountability.

To be fair though, illegal foreigners are a huge problem, and put a massive strain on policing, healthcare, housing and pretty much all facets of life for locals.
 
Illegals immigrants aren’t the issue. People that are here illegally generally try to keep as low a profile as possible so as not to draw unwanted attention to themselves. What issue is getting rid of labourers outside builders going to solve? At least they’re trying to make an honest living instead of demanding things being given to them.
 
Napalm2880 said:
Our ward councilor accompanied by SAPS has asked, and big surprise, most of them are illegal foreigners. Our ward has been strongly encouraged to not employ these people.
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I can understand an individual employing someone you find at Builders to do your tiles or garden, you did not go out looking for an illegal foreigner, you got a guy who turned out to be an illegal foreigner, it could have been a South African.

What I have a problem with is a company or any formal employer, employing a number of illegal foreigners, you are running a formal business that must be compliant with the law, and you deliberately go out of of your way to recruit and employ illegal foreigners over South Africans.

That is a deliberate act of criminality and the fact that the government allowed it to happen, is the reason we are here today.
 
Sideshow Bob said:
Illegal foreigners will always be scapegoats for any of the local issues. That is how it works in every country. Having said that, Government seems a bit serious about this now. I would like to think Mr. Schreiber is behind this initiative.
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Reacting to a problem that could have and should have been prevented two decades ago and a problem that is entirely their own doing.

Government created the conditions for illegal immigration to get out of hand - failure to secure our borders, rampant corruption within Home Affairs, allowing our cities to collapse, crippling the economy and doing nothing to address runaway unemployment.

The zama zamas going on shooting sprees, again, government failure is the root of this. Send the SANDF in and blow the fvckers away.

Xenophobia isn't new. It really started to show its face in 2008 and since then every few years it pops up.
 
Azbubu said:
Illegals immigrants aren’t the issue. People that are here illegally generally try to keep as low a profile as possible so as not to draw unwanted attention to themselves. What issue is getting rid of labourers outside builders going to solve? At least they’re trying to make an honest living instead of demanding things being given to them.
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Illegals are definitely an issue and significant number of them are outside builders. How do you think illegals get jobs ? This is one of the ways. There is a reason why most don't want to draw attention to themselves because they know they are illegals and want to fly under the radar. They can earn honest living by applying for permits or applying for asylum.
 
thestaggy said:
Reacting to a problem that could have and should have been prevented two decades ago and a problem that is entirely their own doing.

Government created the conditions for illegal immigration to get out of hand - failure to secure our borders, rampant corruption within Home Affairs, allowing our cities to collapse, crippling the economy and doing nothing to address runaway unemployment.

The zama zamas going on shooting sprees, again, government failure is the root of this. Send the SANDF in and blow the fvckers away.

Xenophobia isn't new. It really started to show its face in 2008 and since then every few years it pops up.
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Agree but Government seems to have woken up now. Better late than never.
 
neoprema said:
Anyone know what is happening at the Malawi embassy in Rivonia/Sunninghill? I drove past it twice and its full of about 30 busses and tons of police and hundreds of people hanging around...
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Went to Kruger for the long weekend, you should of seen the amount of mini busses and stacked trailers heading to the border - insane dude !!

Don't worry Ronald Lomalo says its fine, eerrrrything under control !!
 
Sideshow Bob said:
I only hope that Government keeps the pressure and deports illegals actively after 30th June. Also, why can't they target illegals outside builders warehouse etc ? None of these are seffricans or carry any valid permits last time I asked.
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Saving this for when you get approached for your documentation by an machete wielding maniac.
 
thestaggy said:
I have to laugh at the anti-immigrant stuff I am seeing on social media.

They show pics and footage of rundown parts of Joburg and imply that the foreigners are behind the decay and removing them will put the city - and the country as a whole - on the path to recovery.

As if the locals are not the ones who started fvcking the inner city up (and in the country) in the first place and are the ones who have been keeping the ANC in power, worsening the situation through failure to uphold law and order and not maintaining things.

Imbeciles running around with machetes, acting as if they are not a part of the problem.
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Yep, typical idiot South Africans blaming everyone but themselves for the state of the country.
 
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