BORDER BEAT: Beitbridge completely cut off by congestion
South Africa’s Beitbridge border into Zimbabwe is this morning effectively cut off by trucks queueing three abreast on the road south to Musina, severing a crucial lifeline for all-purpose and specialised cargo and blocking one of the region’s busiest crossings for pedestrians and smaller vehicles.
BORDER BEAT: Congestion eases at Beitbridge – but only just
Traffic congestion south of the Beitbridge border between South Africa and Zimbabwe was this morning significantly reduced after yesterday’s gridlock that saw trucks and other vehicles queuing three abreast on a single-lane highway – and not for the first time in recent days.
BORBER BEAT: Queueing Beitbridge truck drivers attacked at knifepoint
Word among criminals has spread about the sitting-duck situation south of the heavily congested Beitbridge border where northbound trucks are waiting for days to transit into Zimbabwe.
Hijackings and ‘mad’ stone throwing reported on the N3
Two trucks were hijacked after midnight, and a mentally disturbed person without any clothes on and pelting traffic with stones, were reported in Kwa-Zulu Natal on the N3 early this morning.
Helicopter lands in car park to meet JIT deadline
Meeting tough deadlines often requires out-of-the-box thinking – which sometimes means landing a helicopter in an automobile manufacturer’s car park located next to its production plant to ensure there are no disruptions.
BORDER BEAT: Easy Clear executive weighs in on Beitbridge congestion
The SA Revenue Service (Sars) tends to get the “short end of the stick” in respect of the chaotic congestion that has gridlocked traffic transiting South Africa’s Beitbridge border with Zimbabwe, Easy Clear general manager Michael Henning has said.
BORDER BEAT (POLL): What should be done to unblock Beitbridge?
Private sector interests lay the blame for the bedlam currently being experienced at Beitbridge at the feet of public sector agencies who either point fingers at each other or completely ignore questions about the reigning chaos at the border.
BORDER BEAT UPDATE: Sars sets the record straight about synergies
Cross-border collaboration, often escalated to government level, is at the forefront of striving for synergies with peer tax authorities like the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), the SA Revenue Service (Sars) has said in response to congestion at the Beitbridge border.
BORDER BEAT: Beitbridge congestion – latest
Southern Africa’s cross-border Transit Assistance Bureau (Transist) has heard from a clearing agent that truck transits going north through South Africa’s heavily congested Beitbridge border into Zimbabwe could soon be speeded up.
BORDER BEAT: Arrival rate exceeds transits at Beitbridge
In the latest update on the congestion currently being experienced at Beitbridge south of South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe, the queue remains reduced to a double lane of trucks and traffic about a kilometre from the crossing.
