LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

MAP 1
South Africa’s borderline and the distribution of border posts

MAP 2
Main firearm-smuggling routes along the border between South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique

MAP 3 & 4
Main firearm-smuggling routes along the border between South Africa and Namibia

DIAGRAM 1
Aspects of border control and safeguarding

DIAGRAM 2
Interaction between the National Operational Co-ordinating Mechanism and the National Inter-Departmental Structure

TABLE 1
Comparative statistics of annual arrest and seizures by border police, 1997-1999

TABLE 2
Comparative statistics of annual arrest and seizures by border police, January to March 1999 — January to March 2000

TABLE 3
Borderline control successes, 1998

TABLE 4
Borderline control successes, 1 January to 31 July 1999

TABLE 5
AK-47 assault rifles seized by SAPS Illegal Firearms Investigation Units, 1994-1998

TABLE 6
AK-47 assault rifles destroyed during Operations Rachel

TABLE 7
Other types of firearms seized by SAPS Illegal Firearm Investigation Units associated with crossborder smuggling, 1994-1998

TABLE 8
Sample size

TABLE 9
Border posts where surveys completed

TABLE 10
Border posts where surveys were completed by province

TABLE 11
Experience of respondents in the police service

TABLE 12
Experience of respondents in the police service by type of duty

TABLE 13
Proportion of time spent on different crime areas

TABLE 14
Proportion of time spent on police functions by the border police

TABLE 15
Proportion of time spent on police functions by border police by type of duty

TABLE 16
Frequency of contact with various agencies, government departments and specialised police units

TABLE 17
The effectiveness of the border control mechanisms in comparison to previous years

TABLE 18
Change in the level of effectiveness of border control mechanisms by type of duty

TABLE 19
Change in the level of effectiveness of border control mechanisms by years of service in permanent border police

TABLE 20
Frequency with which people declare firearms upon entry into South Africa

TABLE 21
Frequency of firearms found when searching people at border posts

TABLE 22
License status of firearms uncovered

TABLE 23
Action taken when a firearm is found during a search

TABLE 24
The level of control over the flow of firearms across South Africa’s borders in comparison to other Southern African countries

TABLE 25
Effectiveness of the current control mechanisms at stopping the flow of illegal weapons across borders

TABLE 26
Ease with which firearms are smuggled across land borders

TABLE 27
Suggestions for improved border policing

TABLE 28
Suggestions for improved border policing through the provision of more resources

TABLE 29
Suggestions for improved border policing through the use of better search methods

TABLE 30
Suggestions for improved border policing through training and incentives

TABLE 31
Suggestions for improved border policing through enhanced partnerships

TABLE 32
Main obstacles facing border police by type of duty

TABLE 33
Main obstacles to border police identified under ‘more resources’

TABLE 34
Main obstacles to border police identified under ‘training and incentives’

TABLE 35
Main obstacles to border police identified under ‘better search methods’

TABLE 36
Main obstacles to border police identified under ‘partnerships’

TABLE 37
Main obstacles to border police identified under ‘replace and monitor’

TABLE 38

Review of the personnel resources at a selection of border posts

TABLE 39
Review of transport resources at a selection of border posts

TABLE 40
Review of communications systems at a selection of border posts

TABLE 41
Top border police priorities

TABLE 42
Main needs of Border Police Units

TABLE 43
Main methods of smuggling firearms

TABLE 44
Solutions to firearm-smuggling

FIGURE 1
National distribution of border posts per province

FIGURE 2
Operational statistics of recovered goods, 1995-2000

FIGURE 3
Illegal border crossings, 1995-2000

FIGURE 4
Number of seizures and arrests by SAPS Border Police Units per year, 1995-1998

FIGURE 5
Number of seizures and arrests made by SAPS Border Police Units by province, January — December 1999

FIGURE 6
Arrests and seizures by SAPS Border Police Units by province,  January — March 2000

FIGURE 7
Illegal firearm seizures by the border posts in the case study area, northern KwaZulu-Natal, 1998/1999

FIGURE 8
Number of firearms declared and handed in for safekeeping at border posts in the case study area, northern KwaZulu-Natal, 1998/1999

FIGURE 9
Number of crime operations undertaken by the three border posts and firearm seizures resulting from these operations, northern KwaZulu-Natal, 1998/1999

FIGURE 10
Illegal firearm seizures by the border posts in the case study area, Northern Cape, 1998/1999

FIGURE 11
Number of firearms declared and handed in for safekeeping at border posts in the case study area, Northern Cape, 1998/1999