Over 300 Mozambique nationals were in various South African jails for
crimes of murder, theft and rape, the media reported. FILE | NATION
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Over 300 Mozambique nationals were in various South African jails for crimes of murder, theft and rape, the media reported.
According
to the VOA Radio, the number had risen from 213 as at July 4 last year,
as the Mozambique nationals were arrested on almost daily basis.
There were also reportedly 70 Mozambican nationals facing life terms over murder and rape crimes, the VOA added.
A vast border
The radio said further that Maputo authorities were investigating the allegations against the Mozambicans.
The
Mozambican ambassador to South Africa, Mr Paulino Macaringue, was
quoted as saying there was inadequate protection for immigrants in South
Africa.
He disclosed that they had requested updated
information on the Mozambique inmates in South Africa but the feedback
was not forthcoming.
Mozambique and South Africa share a vast border and are important economic partners.
Member states
It
is believed that over 2,000 Mozambican nationals live in South Africa
where they mainly work in agriculture, mines and in the informal
economy.
The two countries are members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Other
SADC member states are Angola, Botswana, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles,
Swaziland (now eSwatini), Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
South Africa is the largest economy and the most developed SADC state.
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