South Africa: Transnational Issues & International Disputes

Transnational Issues

South Africa

Disputes - international:	managed dispute with Namibia over the location of the boundary in the Orange River
Illicit drugs:	transshipment center for heroin, hashish, marijuana, and possibly cocaine; cocaine consumption on the rise; world's largest market for illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from India through various east African countries; illicit cultivation of marijuana; attractive venue for money launderers given the increasing level of organized criminal and narcotics activity in the region