The Border Management Authority (BMA) is set to launch a system designed to clamp down on cross-border vehicle theft.
The Commissioner of the BMA, Dr Michael Masiapato, will on Sunday unveil their latest digital transformation initiative, the Vehicle Targeting System (VTS), at the Lebombo Port of Entry in Komatipoort.
The VTS is a joint initiative of the BMA and the International Vehicle Identification Desk, established under a Memorandum of Understanding and executed under the BMA's mandate, in terms of the Border Management Authority Act 2 of 2020.
“In light of vehicle theft and cross-border vehicle smuggling, the objective of the VTS is to replace indiscriminate manual inspection of vehicles with intelligence-led selection to enable officers to intervene where data points to, rather than at random.
“As part of its digital transformation journey, the BMA is moving away from mundane, inefficient and repetitive random checks to intelligence-led and technology-driven targeted interceptions to enhance national security and combat cross-border vehicle smuggling,” the BMA said in a statement. – SAnews.gov.za
