Border security is heightened at the Lebombo port of entry in South Africa as protests are anticipated in Mozambique following the confirmation of disputed election results.
The Border Management Authority (BMA) says border guards are prepared to maintain security at the Lebombo port of entry throughout the night amid threats of continued protests in Mozambique . The BMA commissioner, Dr Michael Masiapato, provided an update on operations at the Lebombo port of entry leading into Mozambique late Monday afternoon.
The update comes after Mozambique’s Constitutional Council confirmed Monday the disputed October election results that extended the ruling Frelimo party’s half-century grip on power.Ruling party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo secured 65 percent of the vote, the seven-judge bench ruled, revising down the initial results of nearly 71 percent.Masiapato said that since the morning, the BMA processed about 8 000 people, with around 6 000 people exiting South Africa and about 2 000 people coming back into South Africa.“We have, since early this morning, stopped the processing of cargo because of the threat of the outcome in as far as the Constitutional Council is concerned, in terms of confirming the election outcomes in Mozambique,” the commissioner said. Masiapato added that officials on the Mozambican side of the border confirmed that protests will start soon. In light of this, border guards, which include BMA officials, South African Police Service (Saps) officers, and South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members, will be ready to deal with any eventuality.“We do have a strong contingent on the border guards that are here to be able to protect the port infrastructure, as well as the workers or the people that are within the port precinct,” Masiapato said. He added that BMA is also ready for “option two” in case Mozambicans advise South Africa to stop processing peopl
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