Home Affairs deported 57 000 foreigners at R175m cost in two years
The latest figures also show the pressure on the state's deportation system, with 3 731 foreign nationals in detention awaiting deportation The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) spent more than R175 million deporting foreign nationals over two financial years, with 57 464 people deported from South Africa while thousands more remained in detention awaiting deportation.
Foreign nationals must comply with immigration laws The department also stressed that foreign nationals living in South Africa were subject to a legal framework governing their entry, residence, employment and departure from the country.
The department said its Inspectorate also worked with the Department of Employment and Labour to enforce legislation governing the employment of foreign nationals, including restrictions on employing undocumented people or those whose visas did not permit them to work.
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