Life on the line: SA's military fights crime on the border

The South African military, in combination with the police, track and recover stolen vehicles on the SA / Mozambique border, often while you sleep.

[@dimitrimokotsolane6719]

It's not a new thing. I grew up near the border of Lesotho very close to the Caledon river. Soldiers are everywhere and they don't just take bribe. Those guys are crazy inlove with what they do. Keep it up.

[@ThelmaThobekaDipomzahMdiya-Kan]

Many thanks for being there for our country.

[@deerasmus3870]

These men should have been issued with night vision goggles

[@jaredkruger9750]

No money, they barely have enough money to deploy as it is. However I do think they are well trained and most of them love their job.

[@empire-classfirenationbatt2691]

They were using flares though

[@tevinrambau]

Government should invest on drones that also have night vision, they can cover 10Km. The amount of drones to cover the entire border will depend on the end-to-end distance acros the border. This save the SNDF on fuel cost for their heavy duty vehicles and and only respond when the drone detect the subject silently. How dificult is that...

[@jay02021]

That’s a good suggestion

[@godfreyngozo2181]

What's the purpose of the logistics division there mara??

[@VusiSimonMokoena]

We thank you guys ✊✊💯

[@appiahallan]

What’s up with contrast between the mashy lands and dry area

[@ntshondomdletshe6269]

It's a good start...

[@tshepangmodingoana9041]

South Africa should build a big wall..... Like Donald trump did between the US & Mexico

[@pathfinderexo5788]

Trump didn't even finish the wall it stops where Texas ends

[@nosugarnocream8465]

Without any bulletproof vests thou...that's horrible.

[@sdhus3811]

these guys have balls of steel

[@jaredkruger9750]

Most of them do have bullet proof vests, they mightve just taken them off because those things are heavy...

[@pathfinderexo5788]

We have vests

[@pathfinderexo5788]

@@jaredkruger9750 yes but we are replacing them with better and lighter and more durable ones

[@igame6823]

@@kingsman3087 ok

[@tholakelesaule9517]

This is the most difficult job hey

[@phumlathelmarozana1050]

Makuvalwe yonke indawo coz bafike bamoshe apha .ugorvement wethu uvuma kwanto ngoku bazenzela unothanda apha kwaye abantu bethu abekho baninzi nje ngabo apha hayi komele ngoku

[@PujaSingh-ib6bn]

Where are these people at the current borders and why are there so much illegal people in South Africa? ??

[@gustavfraser4919]

Need affordable defendeble whole to protect agents elegal entry

[@Gcinithembamhlongi_]

Why government do not build the wall to the borders separate south Africa and other African countries to make work of soldiers easy and preventing illegal immigrants to cross easy to south Africa .

[@vuyanileft-tenantsolwandle6065]

I thought the minister said that they are not trained to fight crime or was it a political decision to collectively punish us Capetonians for voting DA into power

[@Andrewza1]

No Civilians to get shot here. All so police was not doing the rural patrols as it should of been doing

[@mavhunguvincent]

Different crime they are protecting the borders here thats the kind of crime tgey deal with.

[@zombiesonlylolxd9473]

Hi

[@donaldmathonsi3752]

I think government my add border patrol guards to assist the south African defence force.guards witch the

[@rabbithare381]

1:20..."OPERATE NEAR ABSOLUTE SILENCE" ........ Yet the vehicle headlights can be picked from miles away, it would have worked for them in total darkness with them wearing night vision goggles!!!!

[@salieujallow6565]

We a borderless continent

[@mompatimodukanele353]

Borders have always been there even before europeans.

[@stephanengelbrecht5479]

Borderless continent? I dare you to cross any other border in Africa, apart from our own, and see what will happen to you. I dare you.

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

Bullshit. Shaka and Moshoeshoe had different kingdoms for a reason. They didn't see eye to eye. Different cultures and languages.

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

@@stephanengelbrecht5479 I wish they could try to walk into Nigeria without documents and see if they will survive.

[@kavinmagubane1303]

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[@thekgi1349]

As a South African I think that SADEC countries must unite, no more borders and we should have one strong army.We should become a federal state.

[@queminorra2508]

What do you mean "no more boarders"?

[@yvonnemolapo6616]

Why ? Should they be one country .....reasons.....

[@thekgi1349]

United we are strong and divided we are weak.

[@thekgi1349]

@@yvonnemolapo6616 Also because the borders you see today in almost all African countries were not created by us. No African participated or give permission for our borders to be the way we see them today. They were designed to divide us so that, as Africans, we should remain weak and easy to exploit. Do you think South Africa on its own can successfully defend against an invasion from a country like France, China or the US? Not a chance. I am a proudly South African but I believe we should find a way to transcend these borders we have in Africa. If united we can even be stronger in negotiating trade deals.

[@thekgi1349]

I believe in the united states of Africa as a federal state. We can start with regional blocks.

[@eugenefynn6335]

So much negative.

[@samitopaul5771]

What if Mozambique do the revenge against south Africa will it be the pain for south Africans, because Mozambique is able and powerful to do this

[@yvonnemolapo6616]

If you know your history look around you ...... The statue of your hero in Maputo is my brother....ngungunyani....sochangana is a Nguni man from south Africa....hahaha

[@umgosiwasenatal1]

@Christopher Allen what we have here a Neanderthal

[@sekiya2274]

😂😂😂I never even noticed that you are our neighbors

[@jaredkruger9750]

Uhm no its not, mozambique military is quite literally bankrupt they wouldnt even get to the boarder before we notice whats going on.

[@ntsikelelomtshakaza8898]

Mxm