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Gigaba: Over 100,000 Lesotho nationals apply for special permit

Source: The Star, 03/02/2017

JOHANNESBURG â€" Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba says more than
100,000 Lesotho nationals have applied for a special permit
Malusi Gigaba has urged Basotho people living in South Africa
illegally to heed the call to legalize their stay in the
country.

The minister has urged Basotho people living in South Africa illegally
to heed the call to legalize their stay in the country.

Gigaba held a media briefing in Pretoria where he gave feedback on the
special permit process as well as other home affairs related
matters.

He says most Lesotho nationals have applied for the special permit
since last March.

Gigaba says while the deadline was extended from September last year,
it only closed on 31 December to allow for as many illegal Lesotho
nationals to apply as possible.

The minister added that the department is working on strengthening
border controls but will not adopt a Donald Trump style approach.

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