PSA cautiously welcomes Home Affairs Department’s launch of biometric verification system [SOUND]

# The Public Servants Association has noted the launch of a biometric verification system by the Department of Home Affairs as part of Operation New Broom to combat illegal immigration. The association’s spokesperson, Claude Naiker says there is still, however, a need to address staff shortages at the department. He says the biometric verification system promises to significantly reduce the risk of fraudulent documents, thereby strengthening the legal framework for addressing illegal immigration: