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Border control: SAâ€™s biggest foreign-policy failure since democracy

Source: Business Day, 30/04/2020

The latest experiment in border management should hardly surprise us.
But itâ€™s another depressing sign that SA is nowhere close to really
dealing with its biggest foreign-policy failure since democracy: how
to properly manage the movement of people between our two states.
Ostensibly to prevent the spread of Covid-19, closing the borders has
simply worsened a desperate situation for Zimbabweans who rely on
being able to travel to and from SA to buy food at prices that arenâ€™t
extortionate.
The fence itself, built in recent weeks, has done little to halt
determined border hoppers and smugglers. We donâ€™t know how many
Zimbabweans work in SA â€` estimates vary wildly â€` but SA should be
open to its hard-working neighbours in a way that benefits both
countries. Key to that is strong, fair, border management.
It would surely give the tax authorities a better handle on what it
can expect from economically active citizens. And it might just help
diminish the xenophobia that periodically rips through SA
communities. Whatâ€™s clear is that a porous R37m fence isnâ€™t the
answer.
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