Tag: Aaron Motsoaledi
SA ports of entry upgrade on the way
South Africa’s six busiest ports of entry – all land-based – are in line for an upgrade to make them more people and trade...
Cross-border crime in northern KZN a problem for locals
The far northern reaches of KwaZulu-Natal, bordering Mozambique, are administered by the largely rural uMkhanyakude district municipality where cross-border crime has locals “living in...
BMA coming up short
Using specially recruited and trained Border Management Authority (BMA) border guards for “access control” is another example of many shortcomings in government’s border management...
First border guards will do duty at “identified problem segments”
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi confirmed South Africa now has three “uniformed statutory law enforcement forces” with the first 200 border guards in service...
Initial deployment of first border guard “cohort” this week
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi will this week “unveil the first cohort” of border guards appointed as part of the newest addition to the...
First BMA deployments planned for 2022 second quarter
The newest addition to South African government efforts to control the country’s lengthy land border – the Border Management Authority (BMA) – will see...
Home Affairs Minister slams corrupt officials after eight arrests at Lebombo...
Illegality on South Africa’s borders is not confined to the thousands of kilometres patrolled by soldiers. It also happens at ports of entry with...
New border management agency partially operational by year-end
The man currently heading up one of the latest additions to South Africa’s bureaucracy – the Border Management Authority (BMA) – was introduced to...
South Africa still contributing to the fight against Ebola
South Africa's wider health sector, including the military, has and is contributing to the fight against Ebola.
Earlier this month the SA Military...
