ActionSA will write to the Department of Home Affairs requesting the urgent deployment of immigration officials to the 23 houses identified during our oversight visit in Temba and Hammanskraal, where we discovered alleged illegal foreign nationals residing and openly operating businesses.
Our visit to Temba today follows direct pleas for intervention from the community, frustrated with the mass influx of migrants, many of whom are illegal, and who have aggressively taken over homes in the area, renting them out and illegally converting them into spaza shops without municipal approval.
Together with the Deputy Mayor of Tshwane, Dr. Nasiphi Moya and the entire ActionSA Tshwane Caucus, our oversight visit revealed the shocking fact that, in just two blocks, we inspected 23 residential homes which have been converted into spaza shops, restaurants, and wholesalers with counterfeit goods, and where some structures were even connected to illegal electrical transformers.
In the short time we were there, we collected 160 signatures from residents demanding ActionSA leave no stone unturned in fighting for the residents of Temba, who have grown increasingly frustrated with the deterioration of their community at the hands a syndicate of foreign nationals flagrantly flouting immigration and municipal laws.
ActionSA has resolved to take on this fight and will immediately write to the Minister of Home Affairs to request raids on the 23 sites, where we will provide the exact locations. ActionSA will also write to National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS), requesting an investigation into the compliance status of each business with relevant laws.
Furthermore, ActionSA’s Tshwane Caucus will also immediately pursue this matter with the City of Tshwane to institute an investigation into the alleged flouting of municipal trading and zoning by-laws concerning the 23 identified homes.
ActionSA believes the 23 identified houses are just the tip of the iceberg, as communities across South Africa continue to struggle with organized syndicates of illegal foreign nationals aggressively taking over small businesses in township areas. It is precisely for this reason that, earlier this year, ActionSA launched our #Spaza4Locals campaign, focusing on empowering South African entrepreneurship, especially in rural and township areas.
ActionSA will continue to fight for the residents of Temba and communities across South Africa facing similar challenges, using our representation in all three spheres of government to defend the integrity of our immigration system and ensure that the interests of South Africans, especially the most vulnerable, are protected.
ActionSA Demands Urgent Action After Oversight Visit to Hammanskraal Reveals Shocking Impact of Illegal Immigration
ActionSA will write to the Department of Home Affairs requesting the urgent deployment of immigration officials to the 23 houses identified during our oversight visit in Temba and Hammanskraal, where we discovered alleged illegal foreign nationals residing and openly operating businesses.
Our visit to Temba today follows direct pleas for intervention from the community, frustrated with the mass influx of migrants, many of whom are illegal, and who have aggressively taken over homes in the area, renting them out and illegally converting them into spaza shops without municipal approval.
Together with the Deputy Mayor of Tshwane, Dr. Nasiphi Moya and the entire ActionSA Tshwane Caucus, our oversight visit revealed the shocking fact that, in just two blocks, we inspected 23 residential homes which have been converted into spaza shops, restaurants, and wholesalers with counterfeit goods, and where some structures were even connected to illegal electrical transformers.
In the short time we were there, we collected 160 signatures from residents demanding ActionSA leave no stone unturned in fighting for the residents of Temba, who have grown increasingly frustrated with the deterioration of their community at the hands a syndicate of foreign nationals flagrantly flouting immigration and municipal laws.
ActionSA has resolved to take on this fight and will immediately write to the Minister of Home Affairs to request raids on the 23 sites, where we will provide the exact locations. ActionSA will also write to National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS), requesting an investigation into the compliance status of each business with relevant laws.
Furthermore, ActionSA’s Tshwane Caucus will also immediately pursue this matter with the City of Tshwane to institute an investigation into the alleged flouting of municipal trading and zoning by-laws concerning the 23 identified homes.
ActionSA believes the 23 identified houses are just the tip of the iceberg, as communities across South Africa continue to struggle with organized syndicates of illegal foreign nationals aggressively taking over small businesses in township areas. It is precisely for this reason that, earlier this year, ActionSA launched our #Spaza4Locals campaign, focusing on empowering South African entrepreneurship, especially in rural and township areas.
ActionSA will continue to fight for the residents of Temba and communities across South Africa facing similar challenges, using our representation in all three spheres of government to defend the integrity of our immigration system and ensure that the interests of South Africans, especially the most vulnerable, are protected.