“They aren’t moving 500 trucks a day but our land borders weren’t built for that.”
We’re throwing the kitchen sink at Kopfontein. – Dr Michael Masiapato, BMA commisioner.
Security response is often delayed, posing a safety risk to trucks on this section of the TKC.
“What we are seeing at our border with Botswana is a very serious situation.” – Mike Fitzmaurice, AUTLO.
The countries have agreed to implement one-stop border posts to speed up the movement of goods.
The TKC Secretariat has warned that bottlenecking should be expected at alternative borders.
The Limpopo, 40 kilometres upstream of the border, is said to be 500mm higher than last year’s levels.
The suspects were arrested at the Beitbridge port of entry in connection with an ongoing fraud and corruption investigation.
Transist said that the necessary escalations had been made to Eskom and the relevant contractor.
