Tag: beitbridge
Supreme Court of Appeal rules no profits for Beitbridge “washing line”...
Attempts to hold onto profits from an unfit for purpose stretch of border fence, erected as part of the then national anti-COVID-19 effort in...
SA President launches country’s newest armed service in Musina
The newest component of the South African government’s security sector – the Border Management Authority (BMA) - was launched in Musina yesterday (Thursday, 5...
R43 million up in smoke
The sky in the immediate vicinity of the Beitbridge port of entry in Limpopo is this week a haze of tobacco smoke as R43...
New Public Works Minister says Beitbridge fence was “a disaster” –...
The failed Beitbridge fence project led by former Public Works and Infrastructure minister Patricia de Lille was “a total disaster” her successor said.
Sihle Zikalala,...
Beitbridge fence saga not over with De Lille’s exit from Public...
Patricia de Lille is no longer President Cyril Ramaphosa’s point person for public works, but that doesn’t mean that at least one part of...
New border guards do access control
The deployment of part of the first “cohort” of border guards as part of the Border Management Authority’s (BMA’s) over-arching responsibility for border protection...
Gunners turned border guards net pharmaceuticals
Livestock rustlers and medication smugglers were given short shrift by gunners turned border guards deployed on the South Africa/Zimbabwe border in the Beit Bridge...
Beitbridge fence contractors fined millions
That Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille’s well-intentioned plan to beef up the border fence in the immediate vicinity of the Beitbridge...
Gunners stop illegal immigrants; confiscate a boat, brandy and cigarettes
An attempt by Zimbabwean cigarette smugglers to beat South Africa’s eyes and ears on the country’s borders by using a covered eight ton truck...
Skin lightener smugglers stopped by soldiers
One would imagine after 10 years of border patrols, soldiers have seen it all as far as contraband goes. But no, the newest addition...
Soldiers reportedly taking bribes at Beitbridge port of entry
Not content with illegally entering South Africa, smugglers, undocumented persons and vehicle thieves have apparently added bribery to their list of criminal offences according...
R40 million Beitbridge Border fence trial kicks off
The trial involving the R40 million Beitbridge Border fence repair and construction contract awarded by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is expected...
The Past Week in Defence #53 (10 May – 16 May...
In this week’s edition, South Africa is in “conversation” with Mozambique on Operation Copper patrols, Seriti Commission judges could face misconduct charges and De...
Soldiers confiscate illicit cigarettes and wildlife on border patrol duty
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers protecting South Africa’s borders as part of Operation Corona confiscated more illicit cigarettes and, unusually, wildlife over...
ISS: Dialogue could have averted COVID-19 border chaos
High-level talks and use of SADC guidelines on the pandemic should have been used to prevent a crisis.
The festive season was marked by dramatic scenes of...
One-Stop Border Post to ease challenges at Beitbridge
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs says the implementation of a One-Stop Border Post with neighbouring countries and the establishment of the Border Management...
De Lille roots out corruption in Beitbridge fence project
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille says the department is taking steps to give effect to the report recommendations by the Auditor...
Zimbabwe wants new border with SA
A new border between Zimbabwe and South Africa would ease congestion at the Beitbridge border post, said Zimbabwe officials following proposals that...
