Pregnant women are illegally crossing the Zimbabwean border into South Africa to give birth and register their children as South African citizens to access social grants. The SANDF has increased its operations and has apprehended several individuals involved in such activities.
SANDF 's Major Shihlangoma Mahlahlane has reported that pregnant women are crossing the Zimbabwe an border illegally to give birth in South Africa and register their children as South Africa n citizens to access social grants . Operation Corona , a night patrol operation conducted by the SANDF , has uncovered these activities, along with the bribery of officials to allow illegal entry.
Two women were apprehended with a minor, and another foreign national was caught with contraband goods which are suspected to have been purchased in South Africa to be sold in Zimbabwe
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