There's been a reported increase in such actions, which are being justified as efforts to ease pressure on the burdened health care system.

Department of Health Spokesperson Foster Mohale, "We've noted the actions, by individuals and organised groups, who visit our health facilities, demanding to see the documentation of all our health care users, especially people who are undocumented.

We understand the concerns, but we don't agree with the approach in which they are conducting this. We still believe that this can be addressed through the legal means. This is not only a violation of constitutional rights, especially section 27 but also a number of legal prescripts, the National Health Act, the Refugee Act, and Immigration Act. So, these illegal actions, we condemn them in the strongest possible terms."

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