JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Border Management Authority has gone hi-tech.
Its use of drones and advanced surveillance systems has doubled interceptions of illegal movements, across the country's ports of entry, during the Easter long weekend.
And this deployment at 71 border posts, is easily their most extensive operation.
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With cross-border movement up by 8 percent, the BMA warns that only constant innovation,
can help them keep pace with the shifting dynamics at South Africa’s ports of entry.
Even as arrests increase, the BMA says drones alone are not enough to secure the country's borders. With major peak seasons ahead, the agency stresses that ongoing innovation and investments are critical to strengthening border security
eNCA's Theodor Mashele filed this report.