Source: SAnews
FEATURE
New border agency set to secure SA Government departments involved in the country’s border management environment are Home Affairs (DHA); Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment; Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development; Health, as well as the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), South African Police Service and the South African Revenue Service (SARS). In March, Treasury disbursed R67 million to capacitate the
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entity, which is currently incuork to establish the
secure travel and legitimate
ensuring that it functions
bated at the DHA. The author-
Border Manage-
trade in accordance with the
effectively. Masiapato was
ity has completed the recruit-
ment Authority’s
Constitution, and international
appointed in November 2021,
ment of 200 border guards:
(BMA) footprint at the country’s
and domestic law. South
while Deputy Commissioner
five chief border guards, 13
many ports of entry continues to
Africa has 72 ports of entry, of
Major-General David Chilem-
senior border guards and 182
take shape.
which 53 are land borders, 10
be and Deputy Commissioner
ground forces.
airports and nine sea ports.
for Corporate Services Jane
“When we advertised we
Ramaphosa signed the Border
The country’s borderline is 4
Thupana joined the team in
wanted people who were al-
Management Authority Bill
773km long, sometimes mak-
December.
ready trained in terms of either
into law, with the new legisla-
ing it difficult to safeguard.
In 2020, President Cyril
Masiapato’s two main pri-
military or police protocols,
Dr Nakampe Masiapato is
orities are to capacitate the
people trained in the use of
the authority’s first Commis-
authority by bringing in new
firearms,” says Masiapato.
sioner and has his work cut
staff as well as the integration
a need for an integrated
out for him. He and his team
of staff from other govern-
Deployment
and well-coordinated bor-
are tasked with getting the
ment departments involved in
The guards, some of whom
der management service to
authority off the ground and
border management.
hail from various metro police
tion coming into effect in July of the same year. The legislation addresses
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Public Sector Manager • July 2022
