The Border Management Authority (BMA) has advised holidaymakers heading to Mozambique for the festive season not to use the Lebombo/Ressano Garcia border post in Mpumalanga because of protests in Mozambique.
The unrest, which was sparked by recent election results in the country, has resulted in the suspension of border processes.
“The suspension mostly affects cargo crossings and other forms of vehicles,” said Mmemme Mogotsi, the authority’s deputy assistant commissioner: communication and marketing.
“Border officials are only processing pedestrians, specially Mozambican nationals who have official documentation and need to head home.”
Mogotsi advised holidaymakers to use the Naamacha/Lomahasha border post instead, which is about 120km south and accessed via Eswatini.
Mogotsi said the Kosi Bay/Ponta do Ouro border posts in northern KwaZulu-Natal, the Pafuri/Limpopo border crossing and the Giriyondo/Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga remain fully functional.