Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa president, Kgoshi Lameck Mokoena, was speaking during the men's dialogue held in Mbombela, Mpumalanga on Tuesday, 14 November.
17 December 2019: At the Beitbridge border to Zimbabwe, a driver stands next to his loaded truck. Those who can’t afford the Covid-19 test cross in specific taxis or use a perilous route on foot. (Photograph by Waldo Swiegers/ Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Although international borders were closed for months during the most restrictive stages of the Covid-19 lockdown, many in South Africa were able to travel to neighbouring Mozambique with relative ease.
Jonas Sithole explains that food delivery trucks were still operating, so a commuter could cross to a country of their choice in either a van or a truck by paying R1 500. Now that borders have been officially reopened, cross-border taxis are back in business. The taxis serve people who want to go back home for the holidays but can’t afford the compulsory Covid-19 test, which ranges from R200 to R850 while traveling clinics charge over R1000. Government hospitals do free tests but the turnaround time could offer a challenge f
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