“South Africa remains a stable country” and “the attacks against foreign nationals have been stopped because of the work done by government and civil society organisations”.
That’s according to a statement released by the inter-ministerial committee on migration yesterday.
“We are satisfied that we have stabilised the situation and further loss of life has been prevented‚” the statement said.
“Security agencies continue to work around the clock to protect both foreign nationals and South African citizens against any attacks. We are maintaining law and order around the country.”
The “deployment of the security forces to volatile areas” the statement said‚ “has served as a strong deterrent to potential perpetrators”.
The committee said that migration management will no longer continue to been “the sole responsibility” of home affairs‚ but “will be including all of government in developing a new intergrated migration policy to address our challenges in a collaborative and integrated manner”.
This‚ the statement said‚ “will further ensure the effective participation of stakeholders such as civil society and foreign national organisations”.
The committee said that “Operation Fiela – Reclaim” “is addressing security challenges in a structured and co-ordinated manner. We are determined to take back the communities from criminals and to re-assert the authority of the state”.
The operation has been much-criticised by rights groups‚ but the committee’s position was: “There is no mission to single out foreign nationals for Operation Fiela search and seizure operations. Our operations are intelligence-driven and will continue to target areas‚ buildings and spaces which are known to be frequented by criminals.”
It pointed out that out of the 3 914 arrests recorded from “various integrated operations under Operation Fiela “it needs to be noted that‚ while 1 650 undocumented migrants were arrested‚ 2 264 South African citizens were arrested in connection in the various crime categories”.
The number of persons voluntarily repatriated since the start of the operation stands at 5645‚ the majority of whom were Malawians (3 506)‚ followed by Mozambicans (682)‚ Zimbabweans (1 440)‚ and 17 Tanzanians 17.
The total number of persons deported so far is 418‚ all of whom are Mozambicans.
“South Africans are positive about Operation Fiela-Reclaim‚” the committee opined.
It also urged South Africans to “take part in Africa Friday events that encourage people to use cuisine‚ fashion‚ dialogues and many other elements to express the fact that we are African before we are South Africans”.
More South Africans nabbed than foreigners: Fiela
That’s according to a statement released by the inter-ministerial committee on migration yesterday.
“We are satisfied that we have stabilised the situation and further loss of life has been prevented‚” the statement said.
“Security agencies continue to work around the clock to protect both foreign nationals and South African citizens against any attacks. We are maintaining law and order around the country.”
The “deployment of the security forces to volatile areas” the statement said‚ “has served as a strong deterrent to potential perpetrators”.
The committee said that migration management will no longer continue to been “the sole responsibility” of home affairs‚ but “will be including all of government in developing a new intergrated migration policy to address our challenges in a collaborative and integrated manner”.
This‚ the statement said‚ “will further ensure the effective participation of stakeholders such as civil society and foreign national organisations”.
The committee said that “Operation Fiela – Reclaim” “is addressing security challenges in a structured and co-ordinated manner. We are determined to take back the communities from criminals and to re-assert the authority of the state”.
The operation has been much-criticised by rights groups‚ but the committee’s position was: “There is no mission to single out foreign nationals for Operation Fiela search and seizure operations. Our operations are intelligence-driven and will continue to target areas‚ buildings and spaces which are known to be frequented by criminals.”
It pointed out that out of the 3 914 arrests recorded from “various integrated operations under Operation Fiela “it needs to be noted that‚ while 1 650 undocumented migrants were arrested‚ 2 264 South African citizens were arrested in connection in the various crime categories”.
The number of persons voluntarily repatriated since the start of the operation stands at 5645‚ the majority of whom were Malawians (3 506)‚ followed by Mozambicans (682)‚ Zimbabweans (1 440)‚ and 17 Tanzanians 17.
The total number of persons deported so far is 418‚ all of whom are Mozambicans.
“South Africans are positive about Operation Fiela-Reclaim‚” the committee opined.
It also urged South Africans to “take part in Africa Friday events that encourage people to use cuisine‚ fashion‚ dialogues and many other elements to express the fact that we are African before we are South Africans”.
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