Tensions between Zimbabwe and South Africa grow higher as the two
Southern African countries bicker over accusations of bank robberies in
South Africa.
Zimbabwe reacted angrily to a South African minister’s claims that its soldiers were behind bank robberies.
South Africa’s Police minister Fikile Mbalula drew Harare’s ire when
he said Zimbabwean soldiers were fleeing their country to engage in
violent crimes in South Africa.
“The Zimbabwean government does not condone criminality by any of its
citizens and the law must take its course whenever this is the case,”
Zimbabwe’s ambassador to South Africa Isaac Moyo told the African News Agency.
However, he said Mr Mbalula’s statements were not accurate and were regrettable.
“We cannot accept the many ill-informed elements in the said
statement and we deeply regret that they were made without due regard to
accuracy,” he said.
Mr Mbalula had claimed that Zimbabweans were behind most violent
crimes in South Africa and it was difficult to bring them to book
because they were illegal immigrants.
“These are people who come here from Zimbabwe and they cross the line here,” the minister said.
“They run away from the military in Zimbabwe and they come here and promote criminality here in South Africa.
“There are Zimbabwean ex-soldiers who are in this country, robbing banks and promoting criminality.
“They are running away from Uncle Bob (Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe).”
Mr Mbalula said it was easy to track down South African criminals because their fingerprints were available on police database.
“In Zimbabwe, once you are a soldier, you are a soldier for life,” Mr Mbalula claimed.
“You can’t get out of it. So to get out of it, they run to South Africa, then they come here and rob banks.
“They are on the payroll of criminals, we can’t trace them. If a
South African steals, it’s easy to trace them because I will find you
somewhere in the forensics because I have your fingerprints.”
Read more: Africa Review
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