Motsoaledi fumes over asylum-seeking actress’s stunt

SA not a banana republic, minister says

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi hopes the deportation of a Lithuanian actress who lied in order to enter SA as an asylum-seeker will deter others from trying to flout the country’s rules.

Ieva Andrejevaite entered SA under a false pretext that she was running from the war in Ukraine so that she can attend a party in Cape Town hosted by billionaire Rob Hersov. Motsoaledi said the party attended by Andrejevaite was also attended by prominent politicians but declined to mention names...

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