Traders Fume At Zim Govt Over Border Snarl Up
December 26, 2020
TRADERS have blamed the Zimbabwe government for the costly congestion being experienced at the Beitbridge border post over the Christmas holidays.
This follows reported deaths on 15 persons who include truck drivers who have waited endlessly over days to be cleared at the border post.
There are long vehicular queues on either side of the busy border post with up to 14 km long ones on the South African side.
Hundreds of trucks, buses, taxis and small vehicles remained queued at the Beitbridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe this Christmas Day, attempting to get to the port of entry which has been congested for several days.
By Staff Reporter
TRADERS have blamed the Zimbabwe government for the costly congestion being experienced at the Beitbridge border post over the Christmas holidays.
This follows reported deaths on 15 persons who include truck drivers who have waited endlessly over days to be cleared at the border post.
There are long vehicular queues on either side of the busy border post with up to 14 km long ones on the South African side.
Hundreds of trucks, buses, taxis and small vehicles remained queued at the Beitbridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe this Christmas Day, attempting to get to the port of entry which has been congested for several days.
3 new lockdown changes you may have missed – including longer beach time and licence extensions
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Government departments gazetted a couple of changes to the current lockdown regulations under the Disaster Management Act, which make slight changes to the restrictions currently in effect.
The most notable change is the allotted beach time, for the beaches in the country that remain open to the public.
Cooperative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has signed an amendment
extending permitted time on the beach by four hours, taking it from 09h00 – 18h00 to 06h00 – 19h00.
Activity on these beaches will be monitored, and people are expected to maintain all social distancing and prevention protocols (including mask wearing), and loud music is prohibited.