Operation Basadi recovers livestock worth more than R290,000 near Eswatini border
A joint South African and Eswatini operation recovered cattle, sheep and goats valued at more than R290,000 near Mayflower. Operation Basadi targeted suspected stock-theft activity around Ndonga Farm and Mafufumbe.
Operation Basadi, a joint law enforcement initiative, successfully recovered livestock worth more than R290,000 near the Eswatini border on Monday. The transnational crackdown targeted stock theft networks operating around Ndonga Farm and Mafufumbe, near Mayflower. The operation, involving elite units from South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Royal Eswatini Police, resulted in the screening of 129 cattle and 67 sheep and goats, with 19 searches and five farm patrols conducted.
Despite no arrests being made during the immediate operation, three official notices were issued for alleged contraventions under the Animal Identification Act 6 of 2002 and the Stock Theft Act. Mpumalanga SAPS Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Apaphia Modise, commended the inter-agency collaboration, highlighting South Africa's commitment to working with neighboring countries to disrupt cross-border crime syndicates and protect local farming communities.
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