NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 5
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 19 April 2013
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 08 of 2013
Mr D D Gamede (ANC-KZN) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
Whether any progress has been made to establish a Border Management Agency
in order to secure South Africaâs borders, including borderlines and ports
of entry and exit; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are her Departmentâs
plans in this regard; if so, what progress?
CW59E
REPLY:
a) No.
(b) The Department of Home Affairs is in the process of putting together
preparatory work that outlines the process that will see the
Department take the lead from the State Security Agency for the
establishment of the Border Management Agency.