A plan has been revealed to construct a concrete wall spanning eight kilometres on the border between KwaZulu-Natal Province (KZN) in South Africa and Mozambique – to curb hijacking.
KZN Premier, Nomusa MaDube Ncube, introduced the plan to use what is known as a "New Jersey Barrier" to combat rampant vehicle hijacking and other crimes in the province.
A further 140 police officers are to be deployed in the area as well.
At an imbizo in uMhlabuyalingana earlier this week, Police Minister Bheki Cele said criminals who were terrorising communities in the far north of KZN and were involved in hijacking vehicles in various parts of the province had been arrested.
The community of uMhlabuyalingana has suffered significantly from border crimes, leading to the loss of many crime fighters in the region, he said.
Hijackings have become so commonplace that vehicles are even being taken from police stations, clinics, and hospitals, leading to protests by the people who suspect collusion between some police officers and criminals.
