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Oshoek Port of Entry operations suspended after serious truck accident
Oshoek Port of Entry operations suspended after serious truck accident! The Border Management Authority (BMA) and the South African Revenue…
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164 people apprehended at Beitbridge border post in 24 hours
164 people apprehended at Beitbridge border post in 24 hours! South African border authorities have intercepted 164 individuals attempting to…
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Lebombo border post: BMA processes nearly 17 000 travellers
Lebombo border post: BMA processes nearly 17 000 travellers! South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) reported a significant increase in…
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Lebombo border: BMA says it doesn’t anticipate challenges
BMA says it doesn’t anticipate challenges at Lebombo border! The Border Management Authority (BMA) has expressed confidence in the efficient…
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Over 52,000 travellers processed at Lebombo port of entry over the weekend
Over 52,000 travellers processed at Lebombo port of entry over the weekend! The Border Management Authority (BMA) has assured the…
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Lebombo border temporarily closed due to ongoing Mozambique unrest
Lebombo border temporarily closed due to ongoing unrest! The Lebombo border in Mpumalanga has been temporarily closed due to escalating…
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Taxi driver arrested after attempt to smuggle undocumented foreign nationals into South Africa
Taxi driver arrested after attempt to smuggle undocumented foreign nationals into South Africa! A taxi driver was arrested on Monday…
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BMA intercepts the smuggling of 14 undocumented children from Mozambique into SA
BMA intercepts the smuggling of 14 undocumented children from Mozambique into SA! As the festive season ramps up, South Africa’s…
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German national on Interpol’s most wanted list nabbed at OR Tambo Airport
German national on Interpol’s most wanted list nabbed at OR Tambo Airport! A major breakthrough in international crime enforcement unfolded…
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Calm restored to Lebombo border post after Mozambique unrest
Calm restored to Lebombo border post after Mozambique unrest! The Lebombo border, connecting South Africa and Mozambique, has reopened following…
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South Africa-Mozambique Lebombo border reopens after army deployed
South Africa-Mozambique Lebombo border reopens after army deployed! The Border Management Authority (BMA) confirmed on Friday afternoon that the Lebombo…
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BMA says Lebombo border remains open despite violent protests in Mozambique
BMA says Lebombo border remains open despite violent protests in Mozambique! The Border Management Authority (BMA) has confirmed that South…
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Home Affairs takes action against 31 officials implicated in immigration fraud
The Department of Home Affairs has taken action against 31 officials found to have flouted the law at various offices…
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SA man arrested while attempting to jump border fence into eSwatini with R424,000
A 39-year-old South African man was intercepted by members of the Border Management Authority (BMA) while attempting to leave South…
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BMA: Some of SA’s ports of entry closed due to inclement weather
The Border Management Authority (BMA) said it has closed some of the country’s ports of entry due to inclement weather.…
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Travellers to South Africa to be screened for monkeypox
Port health officials have announced that they are developing an outbreak preparedness plan at South Africa’s ports of entry to…
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Border Management Authority to screen travellers entering SA for monkeypox
The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it’s implementing a screening process for travellers entering the country at all ports of…
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Foreign nationals sent packing after trying to enter South Africa illegally
Twenty-five foreign nationals who tried to enter South Africa via Gauteng’s OR Tambo International Airport (Ortia) this week, have been…
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Bangladeshi travellers without proper papers stopped at OR Tambo airport
A flight from Dubai into Johannesburg was found to be ferrying 28 travellers from Bangladesh without legal documentation. They were…
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White Paper tightens South Africa’s border control
The Department of Home Affairs has no idea how many illegal immigrants are in South Africa, says Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.…
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BMA says it requires re-strategising & enforcement at SA ports of entry
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has noted different trends emerging at all 71 ports of entry across the country, which…
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Update: Sole survivor of Limpopo bus crash recovering, set to be discharged soon
Health officials assessed the aftermath of the fatal bus accident near Mokopane, Limpopo, prioritizing support for families and monitoring identification…
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Border Management Authority concludes first phase of Easter weekend operations
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has concluded the first phase of its Easter weekend operations at the Grobler’s Bridge port…
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Government to crack down on unaccompanied children entering SA through borders
The Department of Social Development and the Border Management Authority (BMA) say they will crack down on the influx of…
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Easter weekend: Border Management Authority ready to tackle high number of travellers
The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it is ready to manage the high number of travellers at various border posts…
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BMA: 240 criminals arrested at SA entry ports over festive period
South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) said it arrested over 240 criminals at the country’s 72 ports of entry during…
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Ramaphosa at ANC 112: We are now enforcing strict immigration law’
Ahead of the upcoming general elections, the African National Congress has taken a hard stance on illegal immigrants, with the…
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PA calls for more boots on the ground to protect SA borders
Following an overnight inspection at Beitbridge, the Patriotic Alliance (PA) is calling for more boots on the ground to protect…
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Repeat offenders trying to enter South Africa illegally a big challenge for BMA
The Border Management Authority (BMA) said that one of its biggest challenges policing South Africa’s borders was repeat offenders illegally…
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Skin-lightening products & unregistered medicines from Nigeria seized at OR Tambo
The Border Management Authority (BMA) Port Health team has intercepted a consignment of harmful products and unregistered medicine at OR…
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2 Zimbabweans arrested for allegedly trafficking 14 kids on a bus from Midrand to Cape Town
Two Zimbabwean nationals were arrested on allegations of human trafficking, after they were found on a bus with 14 undocumented…
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Minister Motsoaledi: Bus drivers bringing unaccompanied kids from Zimbabwe should have been arrested
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said the bus drivers of around 42 cross-border vehicles which were ferrying more than…
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Fish consignment from Nigeria at OR Tambo International Airport turns out to be 8 kgs of ‘date rape’ drugs
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has made a “major drug bust” at the OR Tambo International Airport cargo terminal, where…
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BMA: SA’s neighbouring countries committed to combat illegal immigration
The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it has a good relationship with the six countries neighbouring South Africa – and…
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Border Management Authority to conduct lifestyle audits on guards at SA’s ports of entry
The Border Management Authority (BMA) will be conducting regular lifestyle audits on its guards to curb corruption around the ports…
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VP Mashatile: Absence of rules to govern coalitions a recipe for chaos
Conceding that the emergence of coalition governments in South Africa caught parties by surprise, Deputy President Paul Mashatile yesterday told…
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Home Affairs Dept lobbies for more tech to boost Border Management Authority
The Home Affairs Department says it is lobbying to get more technology resources for the Border Management Authority (BMA). The…
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