Staff Reporter
Durban Metro Police and government departments arrested 23 undocumented foreign nationals and shut down five non-compliant retail outlets during a joint operation in the Durban city centre, the eThekwini Municipality said on Tuesday.
The operation was carried out on Monday along Dr Pixley KaSeme and Anton Lembede streets by metro police, municipal business support, Home Affairs, and other government institutions.
The municipality said the operation formed part of ongoing efforts to strengthen compliance with immigration legislation, enhance public safety and restore order in key business and trading areas.
A total of 32 people were detained for immigration-status verification by Home Affairs officials. After verification, 23 undocumented foreign nationals aged between 21 and 54 were confirmed to be unlawfully in the country and were arrested under the Immigration Act.
The arrested included nationals from Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania and China.
Metro Police spokesperson Colonel Boysie Zungu, who was accompanied
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