{"id":28343,"date":"2026-03-11T09:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28343"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:40:53","slug":"anti-corruption-pledge-signed-by-border-authorities-near-maseru-bridge","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/anti-corruption-pledge-signed-by-border-authorities-near-maseru-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-corruption pledge signed by border authorities near Maseru Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"uSg02\">\n<div class=\"DrnCK\">\n<div class=\"HwXOf\">\n<div class=\"kcAOr t9ThB\" data-testid=\"RecipientWell\">\n<div data-tabster=\"{&quot;mover&quot;:{&quot;cyclic&quot;:false,&quot;direction&quot;:2,&quot;memorizeCurrent&quot;:false}}\">\n<div id=\"MSG_wAEOXk6agAA_TO\" class=\"___sj378o0 fly5x3f f1l02sjl f113hnb5\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"mailMessageBodyContainer\">\n<div class=\"XbIp4 jmmB7 customScrollBar GNqVo allowTextSelection\">\n<div id=\"UniqueMessageBody_1\" class=\"OuGoX BIZfh\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"document\" aria-label=\"Message body\">\n<div class=\"rps_6a48\">\n<div lang=\"EN-ZA\">\n<div class=\"x_WordSection1\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The leaders of South Africa&#8217;s (SA) Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum under the chairmanship of the Special Investigating Unit, publicly signed a pledge against corruption at the border town of Ladybrand, Free State Province, near the Maseru Bridge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">In a rare turn of events, this high level forum got to hear from convicted offenders who shared their regrettable experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Maseru Bridge was a hive of activity, as the high level anti-corruption delegation toured the land port of entry, the aim, to familiarise with the port and sign a public pledge against acts of corruption\u2026almost 50 port officers have either been fired or awaiting disciplinary verdicts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The porous border has become a cause for concern to the bordering towns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">This meeting has outlined details of how corrupt officers get entangled in criminal acts, with most unable to explain their lavish lifestyles nor disclose their income sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14770,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-28343","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"Border Management anti-corruption pledge ","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28344,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28343\/revisions\/28344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=28343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}