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| Jul 1, 2026 | Border Management Authority conveys condolences following bus accident involving repatriates near Beitbridge | The Border Management Authority (BMA) has noted with deep sadness a serious bus accident that occurred near Beitbridge on 30 June 2026, involving a bus transporting foreign nationals for repatriation.
The bus, which was travelling from Durb... |
| May 29, 2026 | Minister Leon Schreiber and BMA Commissioner Michael Masiapato brief media on R1 billion drug interception at Beitbridge, 29 May | Minister Schreiber and BMA Commissioner Masiapato to address media following nearly R1 billion drug interception at Beitbridge
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, together with the Commissioner of the Border Management Authorit... |
| May 29, 2026 | Border Management Authority intercepts drug consignment at Beitbridge Port of Entry | BMA intercepts drug consignment worth nearly R1 billion at Beitbridge Port of Entry
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, has commended border guards and law enforcement agencies following the succ... |
| May 28, 2026 | Border Management Authority successfully processed 300 Ghanaians on repatriation at OR Tambo International Airport | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato has confirmed that the BMA has this morning successfully processed 300 Ghanaians from South Africa to Ghana at OR Tambo International Airport.
Out of the 300, 2... |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Commissioner Michael Masiapato: Announcement of successful bidders for the redevelopment of six land ports | The Minister of the Department of Home Affairs & Chairperson of Inter-Ministerial Committee on Border Management, Dr Leon Schreiber
The Deputy Minister of the Department of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza
The Acting Director-General of t... |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Border Management Authority announces winning bidders for strategic redevelopment of six key ports of entry, 28 Apr | The Border Management Authority (BMA) will on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, announce the successful bidders appointed to lead the redevelopment of six strategic ports of entry across South Africa.
This redevelopment represents more than an infras... |
| Apr 21, 2026 | South Africa’s digital ID gets a targeted launch date | The department of home affairs has set a 31 March 2027 deadline to complete the hosting infrastructure for South Africa’s national digital identity system, with the full platform due to come online in 2027/2028. That is the first financial ... |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Commissioner Michael Masiapato: 2026 Easter season operational report | Deputy Commissioner for Operations: Major General (rtd.) David Chilembe
Assistant Commissioners and Deputy Assistant Commissioners present,
The entire border management community,
Members of the media, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Good morning,
Th... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Border Management Authority on 2026 Easter operational plan | Deputy Commissioner for Corporate Services Madam Jane Thupana,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Major General (rtd) David Chilembe,
Assistant Commissioners and Deputy Assistant Commissioners present,
Representatives of our public and pri... |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Border Management Authority unveils Easter operational plan, 29 Mar | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, will host a press conference to unveil the operational plan for the Easter period. Commissioner Masiapato will also outline the measures to be implemented to e... |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Border Management Authority briefs media on festive season operations successes, 30 Jan | The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, together with Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, will brief members of the media on 2025/2026 festive season operations successes, detailing the impa... |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Drone used to nab cigarette smugglers at Beitbridge | A drone at night … image is for illustrative purposes only
South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) on Tuesday intercepted alleged cigarette smugglers at the Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe using drone surveillance technology to det... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Border Management Authority co-chairs Eswatini–South Africa Steering Committee Meeting on Border Management, 2 Oct | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, will on Thursday, 02 October 2025, lead a high-level delegation from the Authority to co-chair the Eswatini–South Africa Steering Committee Meeting on Border M... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Border Management Authority clarifies status of Russian vessel at Port of Cape Town | The Border Management Authority (BMA) has noted misleading claims made regarding the arrival of a Russian vessel at the Port of Cape Town and wishes to clarify the facts.
The vessel in question arrived at Cape Town harbour on Monday, 4 Augu... |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Border Management Authority on Citizenship Act | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato has noted a widely circulated message claiming that a new law, effective from May 2025, requires all persons born in South Africa to enter and exit the country ... |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Commissioner Michael Masiapato briefs media on quarterly report and unveils new security measures, 3 Aug | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr. Michael Masiapato will host a press conference on the report of the BMA in the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year. In the briefing, the Commissioner will also unveil ne... |
| Apr 25, 2025 | BMA Commissioner Michael Masiapato provides report back on the easter border operations, 28 Apr | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato will on Monday, 28 April 2025 hold a media briefing to report and outline the movement statistics as well as interceptions at Ports of Entry during Easter perio... |
| Apr 6, 2025 | Home affairs, Sars ink digital pact | Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter
The department of home affairs, the Border Management Authority (BMA) and the Government Printing Works have inked a “digital transformation” pact with the South African Revenue Service to improve governm... |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Tech crucial to rooting out corruption at home affairs: minister | Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber. Image: GCIS
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber has hailed the importance of technological reform in closing gaps that allow corrupt networks to thrive within the department.
Speaking at the launch of ... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Border Management Authority on operations temporarily suspended at ports of entry due to severe flooding | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato wishes to inform the public and stakeholders that operations at three ports of entry namely Pont drift, Makgobistad and Derdepoort have been temporarily suspend... |
| Jan 31, 2025 | South Africa’s border drones deliver big results | Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber. Image: Supplied
Government’s recent deployment of drones at five high-priority border crossings, including Beitbridge between Zimbabwe and South Africa, has already prevented more than 2 000 illegal bor... |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Border Management Authority and ACSA brief media on collaborative efforts to enhance airport operations during festive season, 19 Dec | BMA and ACSA to brief media on collaborative efforts to enhance airport operations during festive season
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, and the Chief Executive Officer of Airports Company So... |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Border Management Authority briefs media on festive season operations at ports of entry, 2 Dec | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority, Dr Michael Masiapato will on Monday, 02 December 2024 hold a media briefing to outline the festive season control measures at all ports of entry.
The briefing will also announce key requi... |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Border Management Authority intercepts most-wanted interpol suspect at OR Tambo Airport | The Border Management Authority (BMA) officials have successfully intercepted a German national who has been on Interpol’s most wanted list. This significant breakthrough occurred during a routine border operation conducted at OR Tambo Inte... |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Border Management Authority hosts Conference and Expo in Pretoria, 13 Nov | Effective border management is essential to South Africa's national security, economic growth, and social stability. 13 November will see the 2024 Border Management Conference and Expo take place at the CSIR International Convention Centre,... |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Border Management Authority partially reopens Lebombo port of entry | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato has concluded engagements with the Mozambican delegation and agreed that the Lebombo port of entry partially reopens from 15h00 today to allow the movement of p... |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Border Management Authority and South African Revenue Service working to clear cargo backlog following re-opening of Lebombo | The Border Management Authority (BMA), in partnership with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), has resumed cargo operations following the partial reopening of the Lebombo port of entry. The BMA and SARS are hard at work to clear the c... |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Border Management Authority on Lebombo Border remaining open amid reported tensions in Mozambique | The Acting Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Mrs Jane Thupana has received a situational report on the operations at Lebombo Port of Entry following engagements with Mozambican counterparts at Ressano Garcia Port of Ent... |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Commissioner Michael Masiapato commends Lebombo border guards for significant arrest at Lebombo Port of Entry | Commissioner Masiapato commends the Lebombo border guards for a significant arrest at Lebombo Port of Entry
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority, Dr Michael Masiapato has commended the outstanding work of BMA Border Guards fo... |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BMA Commissioner Michael Masiapato visits Cape Town harbour, 20 Aug | Commissioner masiapato to visit cape town harbour as part of monitoring border management activities and movements
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr. Michael Masiapato will undertake a monitoring and evaluation v... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Border Management Authority Commissioner Michael Masiapato dispels misinformation on the ORTIA processing systems | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato wishes to address recent misinformation circulating in the public domain regarding the functionality and efficiency of the OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Border Management Authority briefs media on statistics and interceptions at ports of entry during Easter period, 14 Apr | The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato supported by border law enforcement officials will on Sunday, 14 April 2024 hold a media briefing to report and outline the movement statistics and interception... |
| Dec 29, 2023 | SAPS make breakthrough in border corruption | Police Minister, General Bheki Cele and Premier of KwaZulu-Natal province Nomusa Dube-Ncube conducting an oversight visit during the Safer Festive Season Inspection Roadshow. Photo: SAPS/Supplied
The Police Ministery has said that the enhan... |
| Dec 4, 2023 | SA’s porous borders blamed, 400 Zim children almost trafficked | Two suspects were arrested by the JMPD on charges of human trafficking. Photo: @JoburgMPD / Twitter
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says introducing new legislation or agencies such as the Border Management Authority (BMA) will do little to ... |
| Dec 4, 2023 | WATCH: Almost 400 children trafficked into South Africa [VIDEO] | Over 400 Zimbabwean children were almost trafficked into South Africa via the Beitbridge Border Post. Image: Pixabay
NEWS IN A MINUTE: Listen or watch the full versions of the “SA’s porous borders blamed, 400 Zim children almost trafficked”... |
