BMA vows to clamp down on undocumented migrants
The Border Management Authority has vowed to clamp down on the number of undocumented migrants entering the country over the next 12 months.
The authority, which was launched in April, brings together various government departments under one central command with the aim of protecting the country's ports of entry.
Commissioner, Dr. Mike Masiapato, says he's willing to put his head on the block to promise that South Africans will be able to see a difference in a year’s time.
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He was speaking at a National Press Club event in Pretoria on Thursday.
"We were able to intercept around 35 000 individuals who were trying to subvert our immigration laws and enter the country illegally, we had to have those people arrested and deported.
