Overview
- The defence force says soldiers stopped the group on 26 December near the Groblersbridge Border Post outside Lephalale in Limpopo.
- Rifleman T. M. Mokoena sustained a stab wound to his forearm during the operation and received treatment at the scene after subduing the attacker without deadly force.
- All detained individuals were transferred to South African Immigration Services in good health, according to the SANDF.
- SANDF leadership commended troops for restraint and framed the surge as the first of its scale during this period.
- In a separate development, police reported human remains found near the Mozambique border that may relate to two soldiers swept away by floodwaters on Christmas Day, with the investigation ongoing.