Pirate war: SA gets its hooks into maritime menace

State capture may be on the retreat in Saxonwold, but not out at sea where SA’s resources are still being pillaged by a faceless foe.

Piracy is one of the areas the new multidisciplinary initiative is focusing on.
Piracy is one of the areas the new multidisciplinary initiative is focusing on. (Reuters)

State capture may be on the retreat in Saxonwold, but not out at sea where SA’s resources are still being pillaged by a faceless foe.

But there is hope, with a new initiative involving satellites, military hardware and brainpower helping the long arm of the law get to illegal fishermen and marauding pirates.

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