The fate of 10 undocumented Zimbabwean migrants, who were
locked up in Graaff-Reinet, is in the hands of the department of home affairs.
The Zimbabweans were en-route to Port Elizabeth when the
police pulled over their vehicle as they left Graaff-Reinet. The vehicle was
towed away by the police for safekeeping, reports Graaff-Reinet Advertiser.
None of the passengers have South African passports. The
driver told the Advertiser that he is not scared of the virus. He said he was
taking the passengers to an orange farm near Port Elizabeth where they were
destined to work.
A doctor and nurses were called to the scene to monitor the
situation.
All 10 passengers were taken to Midland Hospital to be
tested for Covid-19. With the results not known, they were locked up in the
local police cells as immigrants.
Police Spokesperson Captain Bradley Rawlinson said on
Monday 30 March that the case is in the hands of the department of home affairs
who will have to decide whether to deport them back to Zimbabwe. Citizen
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