The past Easter season saw a dramatic 63% increase in law-enforcement success along South Africa's borders, compared to the same period in 2024. This was largely due to new, cutting-edge surveillance tools employed by the Border Management Authority (BMA).
According to official government statistics, the BMA thwarted more than 6,000 attempted illegal crossings into South Africa during a 10-day operation, which ran from 15 to 24 April. In total, 6,253 undesirable migrants were detected ...