Johannesburg — SA WILL have to rely on intelligence to detect any security threats during the Fifa World Cup because it has no capacity to monitor all movement across its borders, defence analyst Helmoed Heitman says.
Security will be a major issue during the soccer event, amid concern that SA's borders are porous. Heitman said SA, like most African states, faced the problem of long borders, a large landmass and a small security force.
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