On SA border, SANDF struggles to combat smuggling, illegal immigration

On a media visit to the Musina border that South Africa shares with Zimbabwe, Daily Maverick witnessed the success, and mostly the challenges, the South African National Defence Force faces in trying to stop illegal crossings and smuggling. One thing was clear: with the vast socioeconomic problems in Zimbabwe and border communities’ cooperation with ‘disruptors’, addressing smuggling and illegal immigration requires a political as well as a military response.