@mrmahlangu70: 📲 Video Description South African taxpayers are paying R483 per day to keep **30,527 foreign nationals** in our prisons. That's **R5.39 billion a year**. 🇿🇦💸 Now, a new agreement with Zimbabwe could change that. **What's happening?** 🔴 South Africa and Zimbabwe signed a **prisoner transfer agreement** – the third of its kind with a neighbouring state 🔴 Over **4,700 Zimbabwean nationals** are currently incarcerated in SA 🔴 **15,284 foreign nationals are sentenced** – eligible for transfer back home 🔴 Each inmate costs the state **R483 per day** – that's **R14.7 million DAILY** for all foreign inmates **The bigger picture:** 🔹 South Africa's prisons are **62% over capacity** – housing over 173,000 inmates 🔹 Overcrowding is a crisis – but building more prisons isn't the only solution 🔹 The department says **80% of foreign inmates prefer to serve sentences in their own countries** **Why this matters:** ✅ Less strain on our prison system ✅ Huge savings for taxpayers ✅ Foreign nationals serve time closer to their families ✅ The agreement includes **information sharing and collaboration** **What's next?** The department is targeting SADC countries first – Mozambique, Malawi, Lesotho – then expanding to other nations with smaller inmate populations. **The question: Should South African taxpayers be footing the bill for foreign criminals?** **Share if you support this deal!** 🇿🇦✊ #PrisonTransfer #SAZimbabweAgreement #SaveTaxpayerMoney #OvercrowdedPrisons #SouthAfricaFirst

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Tuesday 25 August 2026 15:28:19 GMT