Beitbridge crisis a ‘crime against humanity’

Former Johannesburg mayor and current opposition ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has called on SA to help fix Zimbabwe's economic and political crisis to curb the continued influx of Zimbabweans into SA. New Zimbabwe reports that he was commenting on the Beitbridge border crisis in which thousands of Zimbabweans have been stranded. Mashaba said the border crisis was a ‘crime against humanity’. ‘SA already faces massive challenges of unemployment and an overburdened healthcare system. Before we attempt to help the people of the world, we must ensure we are looking after our own citizens. We cannot shoulder the burdens of the world before our own,’ he said.