Tag: illegal immigrants
Border protection seemingly working, SANDF stats show
A breakdown of September Operation Corona successes shows a decrease in the number of illegal immigrants intercepted by soldiers as well as a substantial...
SANDF soldiers curb contraband pipelines
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed along South Africa’s land borders with Lesotho and Zimbabwe had their hands full preventing over R10...
No winter slowdown in illegal immigrant flow
Winter weather seemingly has no impact on illegal immigrants wanting access to South Africa with Batswanas and Namibians now also appearing on the list...
Illegal immigrant flow from Mozambique and Zimbabwe continues unabated
The largest sources of illegal immigrants to South Africa are its eastern and northern neighbours – Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The February Operation Corona statistics compiled...
Soldiers prevent thousands of illegals entering South Africa
One of the main reasons for first the military, then the police and now again the military, being deployed on South Africa’s borders is...
Concern about illegal immigrants returning when lockdown is lifted
“Porous” land borders, especially with Mozambique and Zimbabwe, have been brought into the coronavirus battle by the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) which is concerned...
Contraband worth millions seized during April Op Corona patrols
The thin camouflage line protecting South Africa's landward borders has again hit the target seizing contraband valued at over R5 million on...
Repatriation of illegal migrants underway in Algeria
Algeria and Niger have started to repatriate 3,000 citizens of Niger who crossed into Algeria illegally as part of a bid to...
Operation Corona nets more than three thousand illegal immigrants in two...
The porosity of South Africa's borders, particularly with Mozambique and Zimbabwe, is highlighted by the arrest of large number of illegal immigrants...
South Africa sets stage for deportation of Zimbabweans
South Africa ended yesterday a special programme to provide visas for more than one million undocumented immigrants who fled political and economic...
Recession, controls cut illegal immigration to EU
Economic crisis and tougher border controls are leading to a sharp decrease in illegal immigration into the European Union, the bloc's border...