TWENTY-seven Tanzanians are languishing in South African jails for drug trafficking and other offences, it was learnt here yesterday.
Tanzania’s High Commissioner to South Africa Ambassador Emanuel Mwambulukutu said yesterday that most Tanzanian youth who travel to South Africa are involved in illicit drug trade, and he warned that the situation was getting worse.
“My office is aware of the 27 Tanzanians who are jailed in various prisons in South Africa, but there is nothing we can do to help them out,” said Mr Mwambulukutu.
He said the inmates’ request to serve their sentences in Tanzania cannot be granted, because the two countries have no agreement regarding the exchange of prisoners.
Most of the youth reportedly entered South Africa using unofficial routes via the border with Mozambique, hoping to secure employment in the continent’s biggest economy.
The High Commissioner challenged parents to educate their children that there are no employment opportunities in South Africa unless one is doctor, engineer or computer programmer.
He instead advised farmers to export their products in South Africa, where he said there is a huge market that is yet to be fully exploited.
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