South African Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has alleged that Zimbabwean military commanders are ignoring their pleas that soldiers are taking bribes and allowing undocumented nationals into South Africa.
South Africa, last year, intensified its response to “illegal” migration, focusing on arresting, detaining and deporting undocumented Zimbabwean migrants.
On Monday, the media in South Africa reported that the South African government had put up three massive roadblocks manned by the army, police and Home Affairs in an attempt to stop undocumented Zimbabweans from entering South Africa.
Speaking at the tour of Beitbridge Border Post, Motsoaledi said the Zimbabwean military commanders were aware that soldiers were receiving bribes to allow undocumented Zimbabweans to enter South Africa “but nothing is happening.”
“The military command in Zimbabwe knows that there are soldiers taking bribes to let people in and we have told them that but nothing is happening. What we have learnt is that these people come by cars from Zimbabwe,” he said.
“The cars stop on the other side of the border and whoever does not have documents will then move out of the car. The car will go in because the driver has documentation, pass through the border and they come to meet the person who would have crossed illegally.
“It does not happen very far from the border because they can’t walk that distance so that is why we catch them here.”
The economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe has led directly to a major increase in migration flows to South Africa. Nehanda Radio
Uyu anorwara uyu
Very soon SA soldiers will recieve bribes from undocumented zimbos .Aaron is just proving to be xenophobic nothing else.
Beitbridge border post is the busiest point of entry not every undocumented immigrants are Zimbabweans
Malvin Nyikha True. But the operation is targeting Zimbabeeans and indeed they are catching Zimbabweans. Whats happening to none Zimbabweans if they too are involved is for another day. Today we see Zimbabweans fleeing from ” The second Republic” being trapped ike mice. What a shame!!!.
Taurayi Chitewe this is a stupid decision the foreign people in this country is not only zimbabweans this minister is a charlatan
He is xenophobic this man
Nah ma zanu are poking him ,he can’t just stand and smile , zanu of must keep their distance from this
So the SA govt does not know its security forces take bribes too.? Aaron is becoming more and more xenophobic by day .
He ignores how the South African immigration officers, police and soldiers are also taking bribes from same illegal immigrants.
The operation won’t change anything it won’t stop people entering South Africa illegal bcz south African army too they took bribes as well who is fooling who blaming game as usual
All issues must be directed to Simba Chitando he is the cause of all this, ZANU PF product
This truth..u might say hes a xenophobic what what but the truce remains…. Thos guyz are the most corrupt in the border and its sorroundings, people pay bribes for them to cross to the otherside
Make it simple…soldiers frm each side take bribes!!
Siya vanhu vaite zvavajaira
Iwe chinokurwadza chiii
Because tinongopinda zvakaoma kudero
What about South African soldiers allowing them to pass through?
Wen two elephants fight. The grass suffers. These two gvnts are using zim citisens to to settle their own scores…
Not only Zim soldiers. Even SA soldiers
Thats true
Uyu murume uyu ava kufarisa manje
Aaron!! Aaron!! stay in yr lane fokofu!
What about vakasvika zuro kuma 4 anoreva kuti havana kumbopa SAPS amount here mudhara uyu aa kudenha chete uyu
This issue was let to be out of hand, ANC is also to blame by being soft on ZANU, ZANU is cluess, is out of faction. ANC protects it, it steals elections, there was a clear coup. Soldiers are into politics with guns in hands SADAC region approves such nonsense.
Nqobile Sibanda Well said thy betrayed us in 2008 .
This guy is narrow, he thinks everyone who enters SA through Beitbridge is Zimbabwean.
Even when he was minister of heal he accused Zimbabweans of flooding the health system as if Zimbabweans are the only foreigners in SA. He simply hates Zimbabweans for the reasons known to himself.
Vuma Frenk Balanda Yes ,but do you really think he’s lying that Zim solders take bribes from border jumpers?
Sam Sam-Arzo Muvirimi what about south african soldiers they also take bribes
Sam Sam-Arzo Muvirimi chero nemasoldier eku SA futi
Sam Sam-Arzo Muvirimi kkkkk too much silly arguments coming from Zim.
Vuma Frenk Balanda Zim has a serious immigration crisis and many people are fleeing into SA. There is no point to talk of other nationalities here. Zim numbers are large enough to warrant reaction from any receiving country.
Sam Sam-Arzo Muvirimi worse eku sa side vanotoita kuku searcher
Sam Sam-Arzo Muvirimi this guy doesn’t hate Zimbabweans he is just calling a spade a spade . Let’s find solutions to the problem not blaming the neighbor. If south African soldiers are getting bribes they are getting bribes from people who have bribed Zimbabwean soldiers. When journalists like Hopewell Chin’ono tell us to register to vote this is what they mean . More problems are coming and after SA it’s Botswana. #Registertovote
Beaut Gwichiri ehe asi havasati vabatwa
Beaut Gwichiri even South African soldiers there do so not only Zimbabwe soldiers so he is just talking nonsense
Simbarashe Israel Murerwa that’s true
Victor Mudadi Ndokuti foreigner wangu hapana kwauno reporter
Sam Sam-Arzo Muvirimi mabribes are not one sided guys this minister haafarire maZimbabweans chete maybe kutarisisa back ground yake he is a foreigner too
Every body working at beitbridge takes bribes it’s a multimillion industry who doesn’t want easy money???
Sam Sam-Arzo Muvirimi King vakaurayisa vanhu rimwe gore vanetsana nemaforeigners sezvizvi havana kuzohurarama hwekuti vaone kupera kwemaforeigner kwavaireva uyu haapagari zvemazuva story yake irikugadzirwa
Vuma Frenk Balanda he talk about Zimbabwe not other countries why worry about that
Vuma Frenk Balanda
Dickson Bandera Ethiopians,Somalis,Congolese, Ugandans go through that port as well and there is a lot of them here in SA.
Sam Sam-Arzo Muvirimi he is pointing everything to Zimbabweans, as if the SA soldiers and police don’t take bribe, not long ago SA soldiers were arrested for helping stolen vehicles to cross to Mozambique
I hate that madala as from was minister of health yooooh he say u must produce ID if u coming at clinic now it’s coming to be woes uyalizonda iZimbabwe lomuntu shit
Sekakhohliwe lokhu..nywee nywee abt zim soldiers what of his?
Vuma Frenk BalandaVuma Frenk Balanda denial has been our major weakness as Zimbos. Kuita zvechitsotsi kuramba zvatinonyatsoziva.
Sam Sam-Arzo Muvirimi what about south African soldiers
Vuma Frenk Balanda Do you have the power to ask him that question in his own country?The issue here is they nolonger want us in SA
Greater Greater The real issue here is they nolonger want us in SA
Dickson Bandera The argument that SA solders also do it won’t take us anywhere,they are in their own country.Its us going there and they nolonger want us as we are truly too many undocumented in their country.
Its good the minister is right to let cat out of bag, going after the poor, while ANC and ZANU are in bed is disgusting. We always point out a fish rot from the head. We know why ANC and ZANU protects each other these are in business dealings that benefit them not people generally. Azikhale Manje!
Morgan warned Mbeki and MyAnc to stop supporting rogue regimes but they did not listen. These are the results please note I am on my way there; legal or not
Charles T WekwaKuzvidzah thats true Anc said elections were free and fair, you can rig elections but not the economy
Tichaona Goliati in Zimbabwe teachers now do extra lessons: no formal teaching
Police only do roadblocks accepting bribes from motorist
Security services (army etc) have found life in the new Robbery Industry sector
So where do you want us to go
Charles T WekwaKuzvidzah Banana Republic
Tichaona Goliati ukuvava here
Charles T WekwaKuzvidzah it’s very sad my bro
Daniel Zinyuke zvobho hama kkk
Wadyirwa munda here
😂😂😂😂wapera munda wake!!
Uyahlanyayini Motsaoledi
Kkkkk hez weird
SA police worse
What is he doing bout the Chinese./Indian Invasion then this anc-gravy-train-hypocrite.
..all they do is mumble and grumble about Zimbabweans…after all they are settlers as well and found the San,Khoi and Bushmen there already, and 25 years after jumping on the gravy-tra8n, Afrikans have got no land, and don’t look they will ever get it..
All they do is vent their hate on fellow Africans.Nxa
He thinks like the headless minister ,S A is second to the world everyone from this world is here why talking bout Zimbabweans only
Funkman Mudhende eish Zimbos let’s learn not to insult south Africans , ndizvo zvakakonzeresa this unnecessary tension iripo , ruziwo too much
Uyahlanya wena mdala resign and gv youth chance.
Close your SA border nonsense SA it’s not Heaven mind you
Rraagwe Lesego Ntshangase true
Rraagwe Lesego NtshangaseRraagwe Lesego NtshangaseRraagwe Lesego NtshangaseNtshangase true
Undocumented travellers have always travelled up to jhbg and beyond paying their way through when in SouthAfrica do they bribe Zimbabwe millitary for passage.
Ngavadiyane nemasoja edu pliz ko vavo ndovatsvene here indava vane ruvengo nesu zvakadai
SA soldiers as well they are taking bribes
This is an indication of how out of touch ministers are with reality on the ground, or rather how uninformed these guys are. True, Zimbabwe’s soldiers allow undocumented Zimbos to cross the Zimborder to SA. There are numerous crossing spots where hundreds of people use to cross, just under the bridge away from immigration offices. These people pay bribes to both police and army. But these same people proceed to the SA border where they pay bribes to South Arican army and police. South African police even mount road blocks between the border and Messina where they demand passports. Those without passports pay bribes to pass. This is a daily process and I’m surprised the SA minister is saying its Zim soldiers only.
Judea Ndou kkkkkk ivo vakaenda kunodzidzira Hondo vachijamba nekunedzimwe nyika.Saka culture yekujamba maborder ndeyedu vana veZimbabwe
Judea Ndou he want to protect his comrades kaa they said they is no crisis in zim saka why are people running they think people only need to come to sa their thinking
So what ,protect your side
Allowing only undocumented Zimbos Mr Ndou or undocumented pple coz Zim is passage for Congolese, Malawian, Ethiopians, Zambian nationals
U nailed it,both security forces are tkng bribes..frm zim to south africa vice versa.
They must open the boader and control all this things together
This is directly a result of the quiet diplomacy stance your party took concerning the Zimbabwean crisis.Mr Minister please shut up and maintain the quiet diplomacy.
Judea Ndou because for them SAns it’s always easy to blame Zimbabweans. They don’t want to take responsibility
He is fucken mad mu south African tichagara zwejende to hell with him
Melusi Musagwiza hmmmmm zambians please nigga stop it
Which route do Zambians use when going to SA bro
Kudakwashe Makuwerere Even SA traffic officers take bribes daily on the roads, who doesnt want money,
All the way to Cape Town u blame zim army tjoor
if the Zdf receives the said bribe and let undocumented to cross to RSA side whats the RSA police and Army are doing about those people?they also take bribes becoz Zim counterparts are also doing the same?Mr AM stop playing blame game just do your job in your country not to command the neighbour!
Judea Ndou taura hako….I mean u can say that again kkk
This stupid minister who is obsessed with Zimbabweans, what about South African soilders
Bribes are collected both sides even SA police along N1 collect bribes along the highway , at the south african fence their soldier collected bribes
Tawanda Dhuvai Mpofu even iye minister wacho anotorawo bribe because every January anokuda chaizvo ku bridge
Victor Mudadi while he is busy telling lies his officials at the border post take bribes to stamp passports
Tawanda Dhuvai Mpofu Saka mukuti varege kutora bribe here zvimwe zvinhu onai muchidarika tonzwa mochema futi mapurisa akutiomesera vasingachatori bribe
Some stupid Zimbos , kutoudza muvengi wena how they cross the border 🤭
They now know that a car will be waiting upfront for picking up pple 🙆🏽♀️
Thax to ur big mouth .
Manje ne this minister tichaita mushe zvedu , He has a beef to settle , remember wen he was health minister was always talking of Zimbos flooding hospital s
Dan Sibanda no harisi zimbo kune vanhu vekuMessina ndivo vanouya kuzotora vanhu kumvura uko nemota dzavo even matax aya eMessina to Jozi vanotobvunza asina passport prize yacho yakatokwira
SA u know what to do politically to eradicate this
Zambia is now flourishing , time to look up North vasare ne nyika yavo
Uthengiwe luMinister
Its true
Mabeze nezabo injiza silwe once….kuzonyowa Zanu will win
Africa is not free until Zimbabwe is free so take it easy mr minister and tell your government not to support illegitimate government of junta in Zimbabwe
Dumpest minister in SA, I wonder if he’s qualified for the job.
GETAWAY SIR IF YOU DNT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY CLOSE YOUR BICKIE RAMAPHOSA IS THE ONE WHO COUSED ALL THIS NONSENCE LET ZIMBABWEANS ENTER INTO YOUR COUNTRY
Even south African soldiers are too corrupt Metros and saps need bribes
It’s high time now that Zim army must bring this Aaron into questions
This minister’s hatred for Zimbabweans is too much.
No one can control the movement of Africans in there own African land. ….with documents or not , still if i want to go Zimbabwe from here in Malawi i can go
Not Zimbabwe military alone , even SOUTH AFRICAN soldiers are taking bribe as well .
Enias Gapare to add.also SA police are taking bribes and allowing people to come legally or illegally… Right at the ports of entry people are pocketing bribes for even illegal minerals etc .corruption is everywhere
Mai Natalie NCMai Natalie NC you can say that again Mai Natalie .
Bribes.who doesnt want money.
iwe ndiwe une undocumented brain siyana nesu
Me waiting for Cde j malema
Absolute nonsense. If zim soldiers are taking bribes then what do S.A soldiers do to block the illegal immigrants from entering s.a. we are not kids anymore. Zenophobic minister nxaaa. Wake up Aaron its a syndicate they are all chopping
Masoja apo avana problem vanodawo Mari aaa hurumende ngaidzirise zvinhu munyika
We are creating Jobs weldone Zimboz
Motsoeledi must go
SA is flooded with people from east , west and central Africa but why only targeting Your own neighbours? This is personal hatred. ANC Sent a delegation in zim and were denied to meet opposition there, they promised to go back or invite the opposition and it died a natural death but are now hard on the citizens leaving the real cause of all this exodus
South African Police and soldiers also take bribes
The results of rigging election,Ramaphosa was the first to congratulate the thief,so now ngavazvione kwazvasvika
Ethel Hope Sithole true indeed he was the first to congratulate the thief
Uyu muface anotaura Seiko
Actually the border should not be there in the first place. Long back my ancestors crossed into Zimbabwe and no one asked for documentation. Why is a Zimbabwean Swati, Pedi, Tswana or Xhosa has to explain why he/she is in South Africa when the White European is treated like a demi God.
Zimbabwe has people from Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa who has all settled here.
As long as there are known people who migrated from Europe and enjoy benefits in South Africa more than an African then we will keep flooding . Africa for Africans.
On the other hand, as long as the ANC government is supporting zanu Pf and turning a blind eye on the Zim economic situations.
Y only Zimbabweans something is wrong about this minister
What about his soldiers how do tjose people make it to the rest of SA when he has soldiers on his side…throwing stones living in glass house
Sipho Mafira u can say that again
ANC are the once who help ZANU pf to destroy zimbabwe we are here to stay and this year we will multiply by 2 until they told zanu pf the right thing to do.
Super good that the soldiers are busting an oppressive system.
Are Zim soldiers manning the South African side
Tapiwa Mandiyamba lol hahaha
South Africa has bn a fun of zanupf for too long.am wondering why the ANC government fails to tell fellow comrade tht they have failed,is it tht they are afraid of them.Zimbabweans have b brutalized for zim to south Africa.if he has a problem with the influx of people address yo other culprit across the border.if you can saction those zanu elites n stand with the mass we can win ths war.cant you see that Zimbabwe is under hostile rule
Bright Ncube before saying all this nonsense ANC should stop supporting Zanu Pf solve the root cause before mending loop holes. As for bridery SA system should smell its armpits we bribe them almost everyday for petty things loku ngama security sekulithanda intshontsho
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌👌 uqinisile mtaka ma
The true fact is all this this people they have passport but because Zimbabwean border is closed and no passport are being stamped that’s why people are entering illegally Zimbabwe government must let the boder start operating this is making all this people to suffer no one want to jump the boder, but because Zim boder is closed it’s making our life so difficult to travel safe
Thomas Tapera If they do that that RTGs or bond or zim$ will lose the little respect that it commands, remember our economy is an informal economy, once all cross borders starts to trade the demand for forex will spike and it will only mean one thing to the strongest currency in the region
George Chipara already it doesn’t have value you cant exchange that money in a foreign country
Thomas Tapera lol that 200 to 1 it will shoot to 500 by the end of the month if they do open the borders
George Chipara you can go to Botswana with a Rand and change it at the Barue De change or any bank but RTGS you cant go with it anywhere that is how valueless it is
George Chipara no difference my sir let people move freely in and out let them open the borders for everyone this is just fixing the majority of Zimbabweans who are trying to get a living through buying and selling
Why is the border closed? Zim so
Africa is for Africans .
Tell Mbeki he know everything about border jumbs
I lyk it that SA ls now feeling the heat of endorsing rigged election..smething that will attract the whole of SADC is brewing.
He should also say Indian Military Commanders also take bribes to allow Indians to flood Durban….
So on sa side it’s zim soldiers too?
Baba Vee bvunza zvako. Zvirinani watore mari pane marobberies awavekuita. Vanoziva vanhu warikuda kunoshava munyika zvinhu zvakaoma siya yangu yedrink wonoshanda tokuonai pakudzoka
Zidzoro Motsoaledi
I wonder why this man is being moved from health minister to home affairs minister he is full of hatred for Zimbabweans the country is flooded with east ,north n west foreigners bt only Zim is always on his mouth nxaa u hate us bt God loves us more he is going to deal with you before u ruin innocent suffering Zimbabweans for no reason.if u dnt want Zimbabweans to flood in S.A as a good neighbor why cant you intervene and talk to your partner in crime Zanu pf to put pple first and accept defeat as long we are unde the Zanu pf regime we will kp coming and bribe even in the aeroplanes then u will realise that you country also have corrupt officials
Ottilia Chivaka Chipangura kkkkkkk in his dictionary the word foreigner is defined by Zimbabwean. 80% of population of Dubai are foreigners and no noise from the people of UAE. Good policies are the way to go not blaming foreigners
Ottilia Chivaka Chipangura anorwara brain uyu
Bushit he doesn’t know know politics he must grow up ,all the top dogs owns mines in Zimbabwe ,Anotimba churu manje manje kwaakutambira hakusiriko
It’s because there is no crises in Zimbabwe lamenting in T.Mbeki’s voice .
Mbeki also recieved bribe those soldiers are receiving nothing as compared to what your Mbeki received vasiyeyi
Mutungamiri wenyika akatombojumber border fut aaah imi siyayi maZimba auye ikoko ndimi makati there is no crisis inzZim
Hatinei navo kusvika vaziva kty ndivo prblm vanomira ne ZANU isinei nevanhu vayo kty vakurarama sei uye kana vasina mabasa vanozvigona sei—–zve passport ndotoona sezvononotsa paborder ndezvavo izvo
This guy is full of nonsense, Zim Army is also controlling SA border ?. Stop blame game dako. U know the trouble makers
Kwehlula abanengi khonokho afunu ku’kuzama…..ka relaxe njeee “inde kabi lendlela”
If he can go to CAPETOWN and count Zimbabweans there….then start thinking how Zim-solders helped them to that place??????food for thought Aroan Motsoaled
I believe now the ANC is feeling the heat of supporting ZANU PF. If ANC didn’t supported ZANU in the past elections no Zimbabwean was going to come here illegally or to stay here they were going to come as tourists just visiting
Dear minister do you know that all 4 of your fingers are pointing at your anc. When you go to America they call us black Americans our fellow Africans call us foreigners. How about the Dutch English Chinese in your country. What do you call them. We helped you through RG to end apartheid but today he is gone you start backstabbing us.life is a wheel minister. Stop being xenophobic
What did Thabo Mbeki said 2008 when he came to Zimbabwe after Elections……He said there is no Crises in Zimbabwe……so what’s wrong now….?
So varikuzopinda seyinMuSA kana vake Masoja asiri kutambira mabribe saka their security is also porous
U were number 1to sae no crisis in zim
This guy is not a minister his way of thinking is limited he must go home and rest
Clearly shows he is not in touch with reality and can’t smell the coffee. This is Africa Aaron the cancer is slowly spreading to SA, your own security forces are doing the same.
Everybody needs to live so I don’t see anything wrong .
It has got nothing to do with him
Zim govt don’t even care. The more disgruntled people leave the country the better for them because they only concerned about winning elections by all means
Romeo Mutizwa Wambe and diaspora remittances
This man hates Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
saka
Set up a passport office give these guys passports for free they saved this nation for a decade many lives depend on them.
They ask for bribes to allow people to pass because they know that the country is hard to survive both for them (Soldiers) and the rest of it’s citizens
South Africans including the ministers they think tht every foreigner is frm Zimbabwe and Nigeria,
Une moyo weuroi murume uyu
The sooner you understand that zanu pf does not admit to their failures the better for you. They will opt to blame sanctions for that, than for them to acknowledge that reality. and Ask for way to fix their problems. Isu maZimbo chikwambo chedu tochiziva
Let thunder strike this man😒
Who isn’t starving sir?
This Guy should Rest
We’re u there when they were bribe
If African countries are for black people why we have white people . How do they come in our countries. Why now blocking African people to another African countries.
May God make him rest
Your own Sa soldiers/police can even speak shona asking for bribe money ,My passport is my pocket Sir ndozvazviri
Thabo Mbeki was send as a Mediator to Assess the Situaition in Zimbabwe,His truth would have made some changes somewhere somehow,but,he chose to Lie to the World and said everything is “OK” in Zimbabwe……so when he came back to SA we Followed him…Asante Sana!
This baba thinks Every foreigner is “Zimbabwean”
Izvi hazvichazi zvebasa Aaron asi pane zvootsvaga
Kana sazita wako wemuBible aive nemweya kwawo bt uuum wanyangadza zita wena Aaron
How about the South African soldiers manning your side?
But Ramaphosa is a Zimbabwean ask me he is my neighbour from Masvingo his father and my grandmother are from the same womb so we are following our Brother we jus visiting please we will go back take it easy Uncle Aaron
Is this nigga a medical doctor?….Cde JZ was more wise n logic than this nigga+
Ubabonile yini
Minister Aroan frm healthy minister to home affairs next minister without portfolio .one of useless minister who focus nd pay attention to useless things ,as a minister of home affairs check the crime rate in the cities nd location ,Mr minister u have to take yo time search 4 the root causes of high crime rate second check the sell of drugs in the street , schools every where . remember most Zimbabwean s are innocent people who come to make a living but wena u treat them as rebels ,my last words African dynamic politics Mr Aaron I think u knows better abt t , black cow or white cow all produces white milk thx u my Honor
Rubbish
Mr Minister of Homeaffairs we pleading to him to think of an abused women who ran away from a Bully husband being tortured coming to SA to look for a job for the sake of my kids .Now they want to chase away these people .Mr Minister think of Single parent .Some lost their husbands coming to SA was not for joy but to sacrifice their lives just to earn a living .Mr Minister think of a woman who has kids born here in SA some are schooling this side what will be the future of these kids .This will be the end of our kids lives
Tatove muno musouth africa macho..kupedza time yavo mahara
Anidhokumendedhi foreigners means what?
Ngaasiye vanhu vaite bag vachiraramisa mhuri dzavo both sides SA soldiers and Zim soldiers torayi mari guys musiye vanhu vanoshanda kusvika ANC yaita zvinhu chaizvo not zvayakaita 2008 na 2018
So how did they get to Musina if your soldiers are clean. Pambene
This guy is useless
Thank mbeki is a big problem..he knows the truth now is quite
Minister why so selective about this issue
Please stop that sir b4 yr soldiers increase the price of corruption at the boader
I think he left out the Sadf staff Manning the border. Home affairs staff at border, the SA police service at border as well. This blame game will only create tensions. These are the fruits of Mbeki’s quiet diplomacy and support for zpf
If they fight with zimbos only they can not win this battle otherwise they have to apologize to us