Floyd 'Njomane' Mhlongo, who walked from White City to Orlando West in Soweto on Saturday, 13 January.
SOWETO man Floyd Siphiwe Mhlongo embarked on a long walk to "freedom" on Saturday morning, 13 January.
He walked barefoot dressed in a white regalia from Morris Isaacson High School in White City, Soweto, to the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum in Orlando West.
Floyd, better known as Njomane from the Soweto Parliament, told Daily Sun that the aim of the walk was to show that Mzansi still has a long way to go before it could attain freedom.
He said he started his walk where the June 16 youth uprising began (Morris Isaacson).
“This was a personal march of support and that we, as South Africans, agree with the Immigration Act. When I arrived at Morris, I prayed for the country and for Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi,” he said.
When Njomane arrived in Orlando West, he said he prayed for the undying spirit of Hector Pieterson to fight for the right laws.
“With this walk, I want us as South Africans to work together and sign the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection so that we can all have a safer South Africa in terms of those entering our country. When those who are here illegally finally leave, then we will have more opportunities for ourselves, including job opportunities,” he said.
"Undocumented foreigners should go back to their countries. We have load shedding because of overpopulation," Njomane said.
Njomane said his walk also comes after Motsoaledi invited the public to comment on the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a Complete Overhaul of the Migration System in South Africa before the deadline of 31 January 2024.
He walked barefoot dressed in a white regalia from Morris Isaacson High School in White City, Soweto, to the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum in Orlando West.
Floyd, better known as Njomane from the Soweto Parliament, told Daily Sun that the aim of the walk was to show that Mzansi still has a long way to go before it could attain freedom.
He said he started his walk where the June 16 youth uprising began (Morris Isaacson).
“This was a personal march of support and that we, as South Africans, agree with the Immigration Act. When I arrived at Morris, I prayed for the country and for Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi,” he said.
When Njomane arrived in Orlando West, he said he prayed for the undying spirit of Hector Pieterson to fight for the right laws.
“With this walk, I want us as South Africans to work together and sign the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection so that we can all have a safer South Africa in terms of those entering our country. When those who are here illegally finally leave, then we will have more opportunities for ourselves, including job opportunities,” he said.
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"Undocumented foreigners should go back to their countries. We have load shedding because of overpopulation," Njomane said.
Njomane said his walk also comes after Motsoaledi invited the public to comment on the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection: Towards a Complete Overhaul of the Migration System in South Africa before the deadline of 31 January 2024.
