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Home Affairs Dept to review permanent residency status of foreign pastors

Source: EWN, 06/03/2019


So-called “miracle” pastors are also facing closer scrutiny from the
South African Revenue Service, while the African National Congress has
called for rogue religious leaders to be investigated by the CRL
Commission.
Cwele told Parliament’s home affairs committee that becoming a
permanent resident of South Africa involves certain conditions that
must be met.
“There are many of these things in the public [eye], like these
priests who come from foreign countries to do work here. We’ve asked
the department to review their status. Because if you come here, you
say you’re coming to run a factory - there’s no factory called a church.”
The minister says it’s not about being against people from other
countries.
“Quite clearly, we are not xenophobic but if you come to our country
under certain conditions you must stick to those conditions.”


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