BMA says operating hours to be extended at several ports over Easter

JOHANNESBURG - Operating hours at several ports of entry will be extended during the Easter period.

This includes two border gates between South Africa and Botswana and South Africa and Lesotho, which will operate for 24 hours next week Thursday.

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Addressing the media in Pretoria on Thursday morning, Border Management Authority (BMA) head, Michael Masiapato, said the Grobler's Bridge border gate between Botswana and the Van Rooyen’s gate between Lesotho would operate for 24 hours ahead of the busy Easter weekend.

"There will be focused deployments, there will be intensified security measures, there will be increased security capacity as well as streamlined border checks. All of this will be done in order to ensure the smooth as well as the secure passage for all travellers while maintaining vigilance against illegal activities."