{"id":47240,"date":"2026-10-05T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=47240"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:00:12","slug":"sa-border-authority-faces-8-000-staff-shortfall","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-border-authority-faces-8-000-staff-shortfall\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Border Authority faces 8 000 staff shortfall\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>South Africa&#8217;s (SA) Border Management Authority says it is operating with only a quarter of the staff it needs, leaving more than 8 000 positions to be filled.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Its Commissioner, Dr Michael Masiapato, says the authority is also dismissing officials over misconduct linked to fraud and corruption, further affecting efforts to strengthen its workforce.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He was speaking at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg during a forum on tackling fraud and corruption within SA&#8217;s border management system.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The aim of the campaign was to raise awareness across the broader Border Management Authority ecosystem about the risks and consequences of fraud and corruption.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It sought to remind officials of their responsibility to uphold integrity, accountability and ethical conduct while carrying out their duties.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The campaign also served as a warning that corrupt conduct would not be tolerated and that officials found guilty of misconduct could face disciplinary action, including dismissal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Briefing delegates Masiapato says the agency is losing staff through dismissals for corrupt conduct, worsening its staffing shortage.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;ChanneAfrica&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":38915,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-47240","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"Border Authority operating with only a quarter of the staff it needs","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47240","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\/47240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47241,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/47240\/revisions\/47241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=47240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}