Finally, some movement at that Beitbridge border nightmare. That brutal five-day snarl on the South African side is apparently gone after authorities threw some new tactics at the problem. Travelers were stuck for like ten hours in that mess. A spokesperson for the Border Management Authority, Mmemme Mogotsi, said things looked way better by Tuesday night. She mentioned the road is clear for regular cars now, with trucks backed up only near a weighbridge a few kilometers out.
They fixed it by opening more service points and getting agencies from both sides to actually talk to each other. South African and Zimbabwean officials are running a joint traffic plan for the holiday rush, which means more bodies on the ground and extra workstations. Right now, they're pushing through something like thirteen hundred cars, a thousand big rigs, and two hundred fifty buses each day. During a visit, the local immigration boss, Canisia Magaya, pointed out they're processing over eighteen thousand travelers daily. The Tourism Minister, Barbara Rwodzi, was also there checking it out.
They fixed it by opening more service points and getting agencies from both sides to actually talk to each other. South African and Zimbabwean officials are running a joint traffic plan for the holiday rush, which means more bodies on the ground and extra workstations. Right now, they're pushing through something like thirteen hundred cars, a thousand big rigs, and two hundred fifty buses each day. During a visit, the local immigration boss, Canisia Magaya, pointed out they're processing over eighteen thousand travelers daily. The Tourism Minister, Barbara Rwodzi, was also there checking it out.
