{"id":267556,"date":"2025-07-26T14:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T12:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=267556"},"modified":"2025-07-27T21:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T19:00:59","slug":"cross-border-security-crisis-saps-and-lesotho-police-investigate-alleged-military-training-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/cross-border-security-crisis-saps-and-lesotho-police-investigate-alleged-military-training-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-border security crisis: SAPS and Lesotho police investigate alleged military training camps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>PRETORIA<\/strong> &#8211; South African Police Service (SAPS) and Lesotho Police are conducting a joint investigation into allegations of illegal military training camps operating on South African soil, following explosive claims made by<a href=\"https:\/\/groundup.org.za\/article\/lesotho-claims-there-are-illegal-military-training-camps-on-sa-farms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Lesotho\u2019s Police Commissioner Borotho Matsoso.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation centers on allegations that a group called \u201cMalata Naha\u201d has established terrorist training camps on farms in the Free State, where they are allegedly recruiting and training Basotho youths for potential insurgency activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Commissioner of SAPS, General Fannie Masemola, addressed the matter during a Board of Commissioners meeting on Saturday, where all nine provincial commissioners discussed the allegations as a priority agenda item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe safety and security of the people of South Africa is of paramount importance, and anyone who is found to be in the country committing illegal acts will face the full might of the law,\u201d General Masemola assured in a statement released by Police Spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board of Commissioners, which serves as the highest decision-making body of SAPS, has mobilized multiple specialized units to investigate the claims. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks, has deployed their Crimes Against the State (CATS) unit to conduct searches at various identified farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-initial-investigations-yield-no-evidence\">Initial investigations yield no evidence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the preliminary report from SAPS crime intelligence division, various searches have been undertaken by CATS at identified locations, but \u201cno such evidence has been found to date.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, intelligence structures from both countries have heightened their operations and remain \u201con the ground to investigate the existence of such camps\u201d following direct discussions between the two police commissioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The allegations come against the backdrop of longstanding territorial disputes between Lesotho and South Africa. 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