[Mozambique] Border posts extend operations to cater for foreigners

The border posts linking neighbouring Mozambique and Swaziland have extended their operations to twenty four hours. 

The operations will allow foreign nationals and holiday-makers to have easy access to all three countries. Other ports of entry such as Mananga, Jeppes Reef and Mahamba into Swaziland will now extend their normal operation hours by an additional three hours daily.  

The extension of working hours will ease the long queues of people and traffic that are a familiar sight at the main ports of entry in Mpumalanga as holiday-makers travel between South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland during the festive season. This means an added workload for border control personnel to process as many people as possible as they head to their desired destinations. 

Home Affairs Border Post Director, Stephen van Neels, says the department has also dispatched additional personnel to the ports of entry to beef up their services.    “It is necessary to have this extension in our ports because this is a period that we have extra flows and additional movement and there for we would like to help our people by having extended hours  from the14th December until 12 of January.”

Van Neels says his department with the help of the security cluster, has also increased the number of police to ensure that criminals have no access to smuggle unlawful substances into the country. He appeals to the public who will be crossing at various ports of entry to bring along all necessary documents to avoid disappointment. 

Meanwhile, the Mpumalanga's Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison has increased its traffic personnel at all major roads across the province. The move is aimed at increasing visibility and help curb road fatalities.  

The department's MEC, Pat Ngomane has warned all road users to adhere to traffic rules and regulations.

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