By McGeorge Mbare
The South African Border Management Authority Commissioner Michael Masiapato praised the newly deployed drones, emphasising their importance in enhancing the overall effectiveness of the BMA daily operations.
Following the deployment of drones and body cameras by the South African government to help the BMA ‘s operations, Commissioner Masiapato highlighted the drones helps the team monitor across all vulnerable segments which helped them intercept thousands of people trying illegally cross into South Africa.
“With the introduction of the drones, the most powerful part of it is, we are able to monitor across the vulnerable segments, it is for that reason of the importance and efficiency of drones, that we can talk about a thousand plus people that we were able to intercept just in the past four days,” BMA Commissioner Masiapato stated.
Beitbridge border has faced challenges due it’s porous border line however with the introduction of new high tech drones on the South African and Zimbabwean side, it is expected to help in cracking down on illegal activities across the border.