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CAPE TOWN – Technology will be needed to patrol South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe.
Parliamentary regulator Scopa has called the recently built rand 40 million Beitbridge fence unfit for purpose.
It is the first time that Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has intervened in the debacle over the fence.
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Mapisa-Nqakula says sensors and drones will need to be deployed to better patrol the border.
“It’s clear that everything about a fence hasn’t worked, and probably won’t, no matter the quality of the fence we put up,” Mapisa-Nqakula said.
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Parliament has heard that the Special Investigation Unit will approach the Special Court on Thursday to freeze the bank account of the construction company involved.
The SIU has already handed over four criminal cases to the National Prosecutor’s Office. These include the two service providers and two officials.
Thirteen public works officials, including the CEO and the minister’s advisor, also face disciplinary charges.
ENCA reporter Lindsay Dentlinger shares more details about the story in the video below.
