NEDC chairperson complains about illegal immigrants

Illegal immigrants
Illegal immigrants

MASUNGA: North East District Council (NEDC) chairperson, Florah Mpetsane has raised a concern about the alarming number of illegal immigrants in the district.

She complained about the number of illegal immigrants during the NEDC special full council meeting, which was held recently in Masunga. According to Mpetsane, the number of illegal immigrants in their area is worrisome in the sense that they have managed to apprehend 2,112 people in the last five months.

She said the issue is so disturbing as the majority of citizens continue to break the law by hiding illegal immigrants in their yards.

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