Beitbridge border
Prepayment of R21.8m was made for Beitbridge border fence, court hears
The case brought by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is being heard in the Johannesburg High Court.
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Court hearing Beitbridge border fence matter refuses to grant postponement
The R40 million project was found to have been irregular and the Department of Public Works and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) are trying to recover funds from the contractors.
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Zimbabwe set to buy drones to tackle border smuggling
State media said the purchase of drones worth over R28 million was now at an advanced stage. The drones will be used to help survey Zimbabwe's porous borders and curb smuggling.
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Scopa wants SSA's report on vetting public works supply chain managers
Scopa received a briefing from Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille and department officials about the investigation into the controversial Beitbridge Border fence fiasco.
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Plans to reopen SA land borders at an advanced stage - Border Management Agency
Acting commissioner of the BMA, Gene Ravele, told Parliament the congestion at land ports of entry over the festive season was largely due to insufficient numbers of Health Department staff to carry out PCR tests for COVID-19.
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Security to be beefed up at SA’s borders
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi assured citizens that the department intended tightening security at the border posts ahead of people returning into the country during and after the festive season. #COVID19 #Beitbridge #HomeAffairs
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‘Only one truck driver died at Beitbridge’ - Aaron Motsoaledi
According to Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, the department was only aware of one truck driver who died amid the Beitbridge congestion that lasted for almost three days.
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RFA: Truck drivers at Beitbridge Border Post resorting to bribery
The situation there was described as a humanitarian crisis with thousands of people in queues that go on for kilometers and no water and toilets nearby.
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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 calls on Treasury to finalise report into Beitbridge border fence
The committee on Tuesday expressed concerns on the delay, saying it wanted to finalise the controversial R40 million failed Department of Public Works and Infrastructure project.
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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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Probe into Beitbridge border fence recommends charges against 14 officials
The investigation report found several alleged procurement and other irregularities, and allegations of fraud committed by the officials, and the border fence project service providers.
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Man smuggling explosives in hearse arrested at Beitbridge border
The suspect was towing a trailer branded with the name of a funeral undertaker in Gauteng when he was caught at Beitbridge earlier on Monday.
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Treasury report into Beitbridge border fence 'to be released next week'
The committee believes the fence, valued at R37 million, was not fulfilling the role it was intended to, calling it a waste of money.
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Auditor General to investigate R37m Beitbridge border fence - De Lille
The minister and her department on Monday briefed Parliament’s public works committee on the matter.
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OMRY MAKGOALE: Coronavirus control fence between SA and Zimbabwe won't work
Building the fence at Beitbridge is a key national project, but it will not prevent the entrance of illegal immigrants, writes Omry Makgoale.
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Immigration officials cancel leave as traffic at Beitbridge border surges
Cash, power and fuel shortages in Zimbabwe don’t appear to have deterred many people from travelling home this Christmas.
