26 February 2021 - 13:54 Three wire fences - including the new R37m fence - are erected along the border to keep desperate Zimbabweans from illegally entering SA. Image: Alex Patrick The R37m 40km fence built along the border of SA and Zimbabwe will not be repaired despite the recommendations of the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) - because it's just not worth it. This was according to a response on Friday by minister of public works and infrastructure, Patricia de Lille, to questions by the National Assembly. The controversial 1.8m tall fence - jokingly referred to as the “washing line” because of its poor quality and the ease with which it can be breached - consists of six rolls of coiled razor wire and a razor wire grid erected over three weeks by Magwa Construction.