Border Management Agency on high alert as travel increases over Easter

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Border Management Agency on high alert as travel increases over Easter
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Operating hours and security will be increased at South Africa's border posts during Easter.

South African Border Management Authority officers gather at the Musina Show Grounds on 5 October 2023. Photo: Marco LONGARI / AFP

, one of the biggest churches in the region, is opening its annual pilgrimage to Moria in Limpopo for the first time since the “Based on the statistics from the Easter period in 2023, the primary ports of entry that facilitated the majority of individuals were Beitbridge into Zimbabwe, Lebombo into Mozambique, Groblersbridge into Botswana, Maseru and Ficksburg bridge into Lesotho, OR Tambo and Cape Town International Airport, Oshoek into eSwatini, as well as Kopfontein and Caledonspoort into Lesotho.”

The commissioner said the BMA is already looking out for illegal activity at the border and the guards are monitoring the goods crossing over.

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