Border Management Authority Commissioner, Dr Mike Masiapato, to lead a team of senior government officials to monitor and oversee the implementation of the 2022/23 Border Law Enforcement Festive Season Plan
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Mike Masiapato, is leading a team of senior government officials that are working in the border law enforcement environment to monitor the implementation of the 2022/23 Border Law Enforcement Festive Season Plan.
Commissioner Masiapato’s team is undertaking the monitoring visit to support the plan, which has been implemented since 07 December 2022 and, where necessary, to speedily resolve challenges that may arise.
The visit covers the busiest ports during this period. These are:
- Beitbridge with Zimbabwe;
- Lebombo with Mozambique;
- Maseru Bridge with Lesotho;
- Ficksburg with Lesotho;
- Oshoek with Eswatini; and
- Kosibay with Mozambique.
The implementation of this plan involves all law enforcement authorities under the banner of the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) and the Provincial Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (PROVJOINTS).
A key characteristic of this plan is that all the departments that operate in the border law enforcement area have increased their capacity in anticipation of higher cross border movements during the festive period.
Further, Minister Motsoaledi has approved the extension of operating hours in some key Ports of Entry which are not operating on a 24 hour basis and those are as follows;
|
Country |
Port of Entry |
Regular hours |
Extended hours |
Period/Dates |
|
Mozambique |
Kosibay |
08:00 – 17:00 |
06:00 – 18:00 |
15 Dec 2022 to 08 Jan 2023 |
|
Eswatini |
Mahamba |
07:00 – 22:00 |
07:00 – 00:00 |
15 Dec 2022 23-24 Dec 2022 |
|
Lesotho |
Sani Pass |
06:00 – 18:00 |
06:00 – 20:00 |
15-16 Dec 2022 23-24 Dec 2022 |
|
Lesotho |
Caledonspoort |
06:00 – 22:00 |
06:00 – 00:00 |
15-16 Dec 2022 24 Dec 2022 to 08 Jan 2023 |
|
|
|
06:00 – 22:00 |
24 hours |
23 Dec to 02 Jan 2023 |
|
Lesotho |
Pekabridge |
08:00 – 16:00 |
08:00 – 18:00 |
15-16 Dec 2022 23-24 Dec 2022 02 Jan 2023 |
|
Lesotho |
Van Rooyensgate |
06:00 – 22:00 |
06:00 – 00:00 |
15-16 Dec 2022 24 Dec 2022 to 08 Jan 2023 |
|
|
|
06:00 – 22:00 |
24 hours |
23 Dec to 02 Jan 2023 |
Beitbridge, Lebombo, Oshoek, Ficksburg and Maseru Bridge are already operating on a 24 hours basis.
Members of the media are invited to cover the visits of Commissioner Masiapato as follows:
Date: 24 December 2022
Venue: Beitbridge
Time: 10:00
Date: 02 January 2023
Venue: Maseru Bridge
Time: 10:00
Date: 06 January 2023
Venue: Beitbridge
Time: 10:00
Enquiries:
Bongi Gwala 066 588 3251 (Head of Communication: Department of Home Affairs)
Siya Qoza, 082 898 1657 (Spokesperson for the Minister of Home Affairs)
David Hlabane, 071 342 4284 (Media Manager: Department of Home Affairs)
