​“Truck Convoys Will Block the Roads” Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma Issues Heavy November 10 Warning

Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, leader of the March and March, has threatened to stage a convoy of trucks and other large-scale demonstrations if the government moves forward with its plans to implement online registration for asylum seekers on November 10.

The warning was delivered by Ngobese-Zuma while speaking to those who support e-hailing and its drivers. She emphasised that South Africans without IDs should be assisted by the proposed online system before foreign nationals are allowed access. Many locals still lack sufficient documentation, she said, so the government can’t make the asylum procedure simpler.

By November 10th, a phased online registration and appointment system will be launched by the Department of Home Affairs in collaboration with the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration. The new procedure requires all those seeking asylum to first electronically declare their intend to do so. They will be able to access their personal information, biometric data, reference number, and scheduled appointment time at a Refugee Reception Office on an electronic receipt. The document is not a visa for asylum seekers and does not provide refugee status, according to officials.

The government claims the method would enhance identification checks, shorten lines at Home Affairs offices, and comply with a recent judgement from the Constitutional Court. The court’s decision upheld the right to seek asylum regardless of whether an individual entered the nation illegally or applied late.

For months, Ngobese-Zuma and March and March have been vocal in their demands that the government prioritise South African nationals and strictly enforce immigration regulations. The organization staged a demonstration outside the Durban Refugee Reception Office in early October in response to an order issued by Home Affairs that permitted an increase in the number of asylum applications. Disruptions caused by the demonstrations escalated into violence, which in turn led to the destruction of automobiles in several districts of Durban and Soweto.

The organization has maintained again and again that it is standing up for neighbourhoods that are struggling with issues related to housing, healthcare, education, and employment. Ngobese-Zuma has also demanded that South Africa reevaluate its obligations under international refugee regulations and that the country hold a referendum on the subject of immigration.

In light of the most recent truck convoy danger, the government has remained silent. In the past, officials have said that they are attempting to strike a balance between the capacity of Home Affairs offices, appropriate regulations, and the number of people allowed to apply for asylum. Both camps are keeping a careful eye on the upcoming 10 November date to see whether the online system will launch as expected or encounter further resistance in the field.

Source: https://x.com/MDNnewss/status/2113001317681754565

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