SA has an influx of asylum seekers: Motsoaledi

JOHANNESBURG - Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa has seen an influx of asylum seekers since 2007.

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Speaking at the opening of a new state-of-the-art Home Affairs precinct in Epping, Cape Town, which consists of a new refugee center, Motsoaledi says there is no backlog with the asylum seeker system but rather with those appealing rejection.

"We don't have any backlog as I am speaking now here in South Africa on asylum seeker or refugee applicants. The backlog we are having is a backlog of appeals," he said.

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says SA has seen an influx of asylum seekers since 2007. Motsoaledi was speaking at the opening of a new state of the art Home Affairs precinct in Epping, Cape Town. #DStv403 #eNCA pic.twitter.com/8ZUmXRnyeY

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