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South African Minister: Ban Migrant Workers From Informal Jobs

Thuso Khumalo

   JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Minister of Small Business Development is
   pushing a radical solution to last month's clashes between locals and
   foreigners over jobs: Ban the foreigners.

   At least, ban them from jobs in the informal economy, says Minister
   Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.

   "We as a department, we are going back and check within the provisions
   of our law that says, within this threshold, foreign nationals cannot
   participate ... . But we are going to be specific, like what they have
   done in Ghana, what they have done in Zimbabwe, in Angola, in
   Botswana," Ntshavheni said. "We are going to engage with Cabinet to
   say, Cabinet, if we are not definitive there is going to be a problem.
   "

   A ban on migrant workers in salons, small shops, and as street vendors
   would prevent recurring fights with locals competing for those jobs,
   Ntshavheni said.

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