BMA records 215% increase in prevention of illegal border crossings during 2024/'25 festive season

PRETORIA - The Border Management Authority faced a significant influx of people trying to cross the border into the country illegally during the festive season.

Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber revealed this in an update on its festive season operations.

"The number of attempted illegal border crossings by undocumented persons that were successfully prevented increased by 215 percent this past festive season," he said.

Schreiber said drone technology is helping the Border Management Authority secure the borders.

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