DStv Channel 403 Wednesday, 04 December 2024

SA's porous borders | Mpumalanga asks for help from national government

JOHANNESBURG - The Border Management Authority says it can't predict whether the processing of trucks and people at the Lebombo border will be open throughout the festive season.

This as the situation remains volatile in parts of Mozambique.

The Mpumalanga government says they've escalated the issue of safety because of illegal border crossings to national government.

But it's not the only matter giving the province a headache.

READ: Under-resourcing adds to border management security headache

Border infrastructure is falling to pieces, and poses no deterrence to migrants or criminals wanting to enter the country illegally.

The matter has been escalated to Public Works to intervene and assist in rehabilitating some of the dilapidated border fences.

  • eNCA reporter Pule Letshwiti-Jones has the latest.

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