Cabinet to give update on repatriation progress as migrants remain stranded

PRETORIA - Cabinet will on Friday brief the country on the ongoing repatriation of undocumented migrants. 

Thousands remain at the Beitbridge Border Post awaiting processing, with concerns growing over a potential humanitarian crisis.

Some migrants have complained about a lack of food and shelter, while the government insists the situation is under control.

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Meanwhile, more buses carrying migrants from coastal provinces are expected to arrive in Musina. The briefing also comes as government rolls out its new migration policy.

It is a coordinated five-point strategy aimed at tackling illegal immigration under the oversight of an Inter-Ministerial Committee.

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