The South African Police Services (SAPS) undertook an operation in Kleinzee on 19 to 21 September 2023. This was a provincial-led operation. To this end, the Department of Home Affairs has written to the SAPS at national level to request them to ensure proper coordination for similar operations by the NATJOINTS and Justice Crime Prevention Cluster (JCPS) inclusive of all law enforcement agencies. This includes the Department of Home Affairs and the Border Management Authority (BMA).
This is to ensure that when operations of these magnitude are undertaken, there is better coordination and joint planning at a national level to ensure adequate resources are deployed when executing these operations that are intelligence-led.
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