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Submitted | first-name | support | top-concern | message |
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2025-01-26 04:49:31 +02:00 | Albert Edward | Not fully | The Bill as a whole | Dear Committee Members, I write in response to the proposed Bill which I believe requires a more thorough review and refinement, particularly in terms of public participation and clarity of purpose. While the Bill presents certain efficiencies—such as the potential improvements from one-stop border posts—there are substantial concerns about its potential consequences and the public’s understanding of it. It is crucial that we ensure all citizens, especially those affected by immigration policies, fully comprehend the Bill’s provisions and have an accessible avenue to voice their concerns. Currently, the participation process appears to be far from inclusive. For a country of millions, receiving only 5,000 comments on a Bill is a glaring signal of systemic issues in public engagement. This is compounded by the fact that many citizens lack access to the internet, are not informed about the Bill, or cannot fully understand its legal language. Furthermore, many public comments—albeit valuable in their own right—reflect a misunderstanding of the Bill’s intent, particularly concerning border control. The fear that this Bill would lead to “open borders” is based on misconceptions of one-stop border posts. These concerns highlight the need for clear and transparent communication about the actual aims of the Bill, including the roles of neighboring countries and the safeguarding of South Africa’s borders. Moreover, while the Bill may present short-term solutions for border management, it does not seem to address the underlying causes of migration, such as poverty, political instability, and lack of opportunity. These systemic issues must be tackled in parallel to avoid pushing migration concerns solely onto the shoulders of border control. In conclusion, I ask that you review the Bill’s provisions with a critical eye toward transparency, public participation, and addressing the broader context of migration. The people of South Africa deserve to be heard. |
2025-01-25 13:13:31 +02:00 | Dietrich | No I do not | Clause 3 – establishment of one-stop border posts | Dual checks are better compared to one-stop checks. Already SA's border control is failing due to the high illegal immigrants and human trafficing and smuggling taking place without control, so by removing one of the two controls when passing through a border it will make corruption 100% easier to do. To stop corruption at border posts more controls (not less) are needed. One-stop checks will mean that SA fully relies on Zimbabwe's and other countries controls with insufficient control by SA, making it much easier for criminal elements to cross borders illegally. |
2025-01-25 06:15:12 +02:00 | Raymond | Yes I do | Clause 3 – establishment of one-stop border posts | |
2025-01-24 20:00:54 +02:00 | Patrick | No I do not | The Bill as a whole | This will be a recipe for further disaster. Borders should be well patrolled and manned with immigration officers checking documents and visas properly. |
2025-01-24 05:58:38 +02:00 | Willie | No I do not | The Bill as a whole | It will only get more squatters in the counrty which is aready with any laws. They must implement more laws to get rid of the squatters who is a disgrace to the country. And also get the locals sorted. |
2025-01-23 08:35:02 +02:00 | Brian Gerard | No I do not | Clause 4 – border law enforcement | How will this reduce the illegal crossing of the borders? Why can't they increase the capacity of the current system on both sides of the borders? If you fly you will still have 2 border checks? Who or what kind of investigation was done, has the Department gone to the USA and got a good tour of the border posts between the US/Mexico and the US/Canada border posts that are very busy? |
2025-01-22 16:50:45 +02:00 | Joyce | No I do not | The Bill as a whole | |
2025-01-22 16:50:45 +02:00 | Joyce | No I do not | The Bill as a whole | |
2025-01-22 10:01:14 +02:00 | Josias De Kock | No I do not | The Bill as a whole | There is no way that the President can take a decision like that on his own. This is something that needs the whole of the nation of SA discussion and decision by SOUTH AFRICAN REFERENDUM. |
2025-01-22 07:48:58 +02:00 | Graham | Yes I do | Clause 3 – establishment of one-stop border posts | It certainly helps congestion problems, and works really well in Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe |
2025-01-21 21:46:14 +02:00 | Adwin | No I do not | The Bill as a whole | There will definitely be corruption if the bill should come in effect,just look how easy the foreign people come in and bribe the officials at the border posts. In fact,there should be a oversight agency or agencies that will assist in complete follow-through off all aspects relating to border control. |
2025-01-21 21:05:52 +02:00 | David | Yes I do | No concern | |
2025-01-21 18:12:41 +02:00 | Monene | Yes I do | The Bill as a whole | |
2025-01-21 17:21:34 +02:00 | Piya | Yes I do | Clause 4 – border law enforcement | |
2025-01-21 16:42:06 +02:00 | Michael | No I do not | Other | Public participation has become a farce. The government never considers representations from the public. |
2025-01-16 12:09:57 +02:00 | Christa | No I do not | The Bill as a whole | |
2025-01-14 12:50:14 +02:00 | Joanne | No I do not | The Bill as a whole | There is much crime and many illegal persons entering South Africa. There needs to be increased control as in the case or border control employed by European countries. The long queues is due to a faulty system riddled with corruption. Do away with the illegal system and corrupt persons and not the border post control. |
2025-01-14 06:25:27 +02:00 | Jaco | Yes I do | The Bill as a whole | OSBPs are one aspect of the broader integrated coordinated border management framework which, if effectively implemented, can significantly reduce border congestion, unnecessary multiple checks, corruption and bribery, and myriad others. This is happening in myriad other borders across the continent, most prevalently in Eastern Africa. Within the overall SADC regional integration agenda, borders should ultimately disappear, but OSBPs (and ICBM) are reasonable efforts towards modernising border operations and customs administration. However, due care should be taken to ensure there isn't a repeat of the Chirundu situation, nor what seems to be transpiring at the Kazungula OSBP. |
2025-01-13 18:36:34 +02:00 | Helen | Yes I do | No concern | |
2025-01-13 15:25:44 +02:00 | Pitso | No I do not | Clause 5 – criminal law within the common control zones | |
2025-01-13 15:08:45 +02:00 | Mbali | Yes I do | No concern | |
2025-01-13 13:04:06 +02:00 | justin | No I do not | The Bill as a whole | |
2025-01-13 12:14:57 +02:00 | Sandile | Yes I do | Clause 5 – criminal law within the common control zones | This is about time make travel easy for travelers |
2025-01-13 10:26:31 +02:00 | John | No I do not | Other | I strongly object to this proposal especially that it has been made known that funding will be shared by consortiums aligned with the state. What this is, is nothing more than a fascist agreement that will be impossible for the public whose tax money will be used to without any transparency or scrutiny by the public. We have seen exactly the same arrangements of the IPP's and their PPA's that are riddled with fraud and are not transparent. According to reports I see another problem arising. Privatisation of border control. "No additional officials will be sent to the border and the costs of implementing the common control zone will be funded through public-private partnerships." - Citizen 15 Sep 2024. This is simply another money making racket being attempted. It is clear that public-private partnerships are vehicles that allow corruption to occur. It is well known that the oligarchs like Johann Rupert would like it that all harbours and airports too as point of entry should be privatised. That is looking for trouble a private companies cannot be trusted as their sole objective is making money. It is proven that the PPP's are criminal fascist agreements hidden from scrutiny of the public by using deceptive manipulation and cloaked in secrecy agreements that mask the Legal Plunder. Public-private partnerships that obscure accountability and make it challenging to identify the perpetrators of crimes in these deals. They are all about the collusion between govt and corporations for profit. The Public-Private-Partnership- It’s the biggest scam ever devised, and will empty the public coffers and drain the middle class of the Country. Taxpayers will be funding the scam. So No to Private-Public-Partnership arrangements of the WEF scammers. |
2025-01-13 07:25:54 +02:00 | Wesley | No I do not | The Bill as a whole | The South African borders should not be a free for all to enter as they please and should be managed properly. This can only be done if the borders are properly regulated and protected from all criminals and once bribed officials and politicians are removed. |
2025-01-12 23:17:19 +02:00 | Jessie | Yes I do | Clause 5 – criminal law within the common control zones | |
2025-01-12 22:48:24 +02:00 | Sipho | No I do not | Clause 5 – criminal law within the common control zones | This will make the crime stats to increase and our borders will be uncontrolled. |
2025-01-12 22:17:19 +02:00 | Nombuso Ngcobo | No I do not | Clause 3 – establishment of one-stop border posts | |
2025-01-12 21:42:26 +02:00 | Johan | Yes I do | No concern | What an outstanding idea. With less time wasted on unnecessary admin, more time (and money) is available to combat cross-border crime of all sorts. |
2025-01-12 17:37:35 +02:00 | Nobuntu | No I do not | Clause 4 – border law enforcement | The enforcement of our borders is weak to say the least. Get that right before making such changes. Why put into law something you cannot enforce with disastrous consequences to the lawful citizens of the country. The government needs to stop pretending that border law enforcement is being well managed. The demands on our health and other social services bear witness to this fact of poor law enforcement. |