Maimane calls on the government to deploy an army on the borders of the AS to reduce crime

Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), Mmusi Maimane proposed to secure the borders of South Africa as a solution to the persistent problem of crime from the country.

He visited the Ramatlabama border post in the north-west, where he called on the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) to be deployed at the borders of countries to tackle the problem of crime border.

"Our offer is that he should not just be a police officer" We need the South African National Defense Force to ensure that, ultimately, border control is in place. In South Africa, there is more VIP security for politicians than for citizens. "

The Ramatlama Border Post separates Botswana's South Africa and has experienced a plague of cross-border crimes ranging from drug stealing stock.

Farmers in Botswana were victims of livestock theft, whose authors were apprehended in the north-west.

According to Maimane, police in the province also reported an increase in drug activity.

border crimes, and especially drug trafficking, are destroying the lives of thousands of our young people.

As a country, we must say: no more. #SecureOurBorders pic.twitter.com/3cBsuun5Ua

– Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) July 5, 2018

Our 4-Point Action Plan to Decrease illegal immigration and cross-border crime: #SecureOurBorders pic.twitter.com/4mqsB4y2Se

– From Mocratic Alliance (@Our_DA) July 5, 2018 [19659005]
Two years ago, officials arrested two foreign nationals at the Kopfontein border crossing near Zeerust for drug trafficking after a truck had been transported. "A big part of the problem is that our borders are so easy to cross illegally," said Maimane.

Maimane added that stricter border security will go one way or another. to extirpate corruption and recommend harsher penalties for the guilty

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