RUSTENBURG In the wake of embarrassing corruption allegations, the Minister responsible for the South African Department of Home Affiars, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma The Zimbabwean has highlighted how members of the South African Police Services (SAPS) were probing the Home Affairs regional offices in Rustenburg. This was after some Zimbabweans reported cases of corruption where immigration officers were soliciting bribes of up to R250 to guarantee that applications were submitted on the same day.
Commenting on the issue, Dr. Dlamini Zuma pointed out that any government employee caught on the wrong side of the law would meet its full wrath. Yes, unfortunately these things (corruption) have been taking place in it puts the whole Department in a bad light. We are going to continue with the fights against corruption because so many innocent victims are being affected.
We would like to encourage the police to apply the full extent of the law in such cases and bring to book anyone, big or small, who may be involved in such criminal and heartless practices, said Dr. Dlamini-Zuma. She revealed that she would soon conduct a tour of all of the Home Affairs regional offices in order to gauge the views mostly of Zimbabwean permit seekers.
We are a caring department and that is why at every office we have a suggestion box. Those who are scared can drop anonymous notes detailing corruption and we will not hesitate to respond.
I will be touring our centres in the region very shortly so that we can come up with a way forward together, added Dr. Dlamini-Zuma. The Minister could neither confirm nor deny reports that the December 31 deadline for Zimbabweans to acquire work, study or business permits would be extended although The Zimbabwean understands that the South African government is currently engaged in talks to facilitate such a move.
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