South Africa: Over 2,000 Phoney Marriages Reported in South Africa, but Only 1,160 'Truly Fraudulent'

Untangling the issue of fraudulent marriages had been his "baptism of fire", South Africa's new home affairs minister said on radio.

"Between the 1st of April last year until now... there were 2,162 fraudulent marriages," Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said in a 6 June 2019 interview.

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