Beitbridge
Zim govt to launch COVID vaccination campaign in Beitbridge town
The government is targeting 26,000 people in Beitbridge, and 25,000 in Plumtree on the border with Botswana.
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Govt: SA has no capacity to treat COVID-19 patients from neighbouring countries
Many hospitals are battling to cope under the strain of the second surge in coronavirus infections, which is largely driven by a second variant.
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Trucks the major cause of Beitbridge congestion
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi addressed media on Wednesday regarding the Beitbridge congestion that lasted almost three days, where he explained that the main cause for this was trucks. #COVID19 #Beitbridge #HomeAffairs
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SA’s land borders worse than being porous, claims the DA
The party’s Shadow Minister of Defence Kobus Marias and his team have been on an oversight visit to evaluate conditions at several border posts between South Africa and Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
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Motsoaledi: COVID-19 clearance documents needed at Beitbridge border
The border post has been a site of widespread criticism recently, with various reports exposing how easy it is to pass through it.
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Scopa labels Beitbridge border fence a disgrace and sham
MPs have compared the fence to the Berlin Wall where people tried to cross into West Germany seeking a better life during the Cold War.
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Probe shows Beitbridge Border project 'overpriced' by R14.3m
The project was commissioned by minister Patricia de Lille in March, shortly after a national state of disaster was declared by the president.
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Zim police hunt 19 people who escaped from a quarantine centre
Some of the group had allegedly been involved in cross-border smuggling along the Limpopo River.
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Home Affairs Dept gearing up for traffic at Beitbridge border
The department says traffic volumes are expected to increase again at border posts from Sunday.
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Home Affairs Minister Cwele to conduct spot checks at Beit Bridge
Home Affairs has recorded almost 200,000 people travelling in and out of the country over the past three weeks.
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Beitbridge border heavily backed up
The Limpopo Roads Department says the port between Zimbabwe and South Africa is at its busiest at this time of year but says officials remain vigilant.
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Long queues starting to form at border posts
The festive season is always chaotic at Beitbridge, but now an online system for clearing commercial cargo has broken down.
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Zim smugglers use inflatable boats to cross into SA
The state-run 'Chronicle' says people are paying anything between R100 and R500 for a one-way trip.
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International Relations Dept intervenes in Zimbabwe
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says SA is doing its best to resolve the dispute over Zimbabwe's new restrictive laws.
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20 arrested after taxi drivers clash with cops in Zimbabwe
The unrest follows protests on Friday in Beitbridge, where angry residents burned down a warehouse.
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State of Zim trade relations after ban on imports from SA
Violent protests erupted in Beitbridge, Musina, over the Zimbabwean government’s decision to ban imports of certain South African products in a bid to boost Zimbabwe’s ailing economy.
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Zim protest raises concerns over trading at Beitbridge
Zimbabweans protested over the restrictions placed on goods imported into Zimbabwe.
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Home Affairs monitoring situation at Beitbridge border following protests
Officials say while no other incidents have been reported, they will continue to monitor the area.
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Beitbridge unrest: 71 people arrested after violent protest
The unrest which started on Friday, was triggered by strict new import regulations.
