DocumentOngoingMedia statement
Border Guards Rack Up First Successes
Border Management AuthorityRef: https://www.bma.gov.za/border-guards-rack-up-first-successes/
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Source domain: bma.gov.za
Collected on 5 August 2026
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What this means
This media statement from the Border Management Authority (BMA) reports on early successes of newly deployed Border Guards, including intercepting stolen vehicles, seizing firearms and dagga, and improving security along key border regions. It outlines the BMA's progress toward full operational status by 1 April 2023, including planned staff transfers from multiple government departments. The authority also announced increased border security during the festive season.
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Report suspicious activity at borders
The public can report any suspicious activity observed near South Africa's borders to the Border Management Authority. This includes illegal crossings, smuggling, or other threats to border security.
- Who it is for
- members of the public near border areas
- How to act on it
- Contact the Border Management Authority via their official channels to report suspicious activity.
The document's recorded date is 24 November 2022. Confirm on the official source.
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Facts
Reference
https://www.bma.gov.za/border-guards-rack-up-first-successes/
Parties
The authority
Key Takeaways
- 24 November 2022
- 200 Border Guards
- July 2022
- 1 April 2023
- Beit Bridge
- Lebombo
- Oshoek
- Sani Pass
- Lesotho
- Eswatini
- Mozambique
- Zimbabwe
- 7 December to 11 January
- 250 extra Department of Home Affairs personnel
- Border Management Authority
- Dr Mike Masiapato
- Retired Major General David Chilembe
- Department of Home Affairs
- National Department of Health
- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
- Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
- South African National Defence Force
- Parliament’s Home Affairs Portfolio Committee