The Border Management Authority (BMA) has added guards and armoured vehicles to patrol the border along the Limpopo River between South Africa and Zimbabwe. This comes amid continued smuggling across the border. The vehicles, donated by the private sector, are suitable for all-terrain use and can even drive in water.
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has recently implemented additional measures to bolster border control, including the addition of armoured vehicles for patrols along the Limpopo River. This step addresses ongoing smuggling activities across the South Africa-Zimbabwe border. BMA Assistant Commissioner Balene Mkhabela explained that the vehicles were donated by the private sector and include three units capable of navigating rough terrain.
"We are working in collaboration with them, they supplied us with three vehicles that are able to drive on the rough terrain on the border line and the third vehicle can actually drive at a rough terrain and it can even drive in the water, so at the river there we manage to catch these people because they use the very same water it can drive in the water so we are able to intercept and cut the self-made channels," Mkhabela said.
These vehicles aid in intercepting smugglers who exploit the river to create illegal channels. The initiative highlights collaboration between the BMA and private entities to enhance border security amid rising challenges.
