LETTER: Is the border safety fence an ‘apartheid wall’

It has been reported that SA is to erect a 40km 1.8m high fence along its border with Zimbabwe, and a concrete barrier along its border with Mozambique, to prevent infiltration of possible carriers of the coronavirus and ensure the safety of its inhabitants.

Like many other countries, travel restrictions have been imposed to ensure the wellbeing of SA citizens. Are these two separation barriers “apartheid walls”? Well, that depends on who is observing the move. Will BDS accuse SA of apartheid practices, as it has been accusing Israel for erecting barriers to protect its population?

Surely what SA is doing cannot come up for condemnation as it is the first duty of a government to ensure the safety of its citizens? Unfortunately, it has taken a pandemic of global proportions to wake the world up to the hypocrisy.Send us an e-mail with your comments. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Send your letter by e-mail to

There is no comparison. As a single illustration: Israel's Apartheid 760 km wall of shame prevents Palestinian farmers access to their lown land for farming. Is SA preventing anybody from accessing their own land in SA by building this wall?

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