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7:32 CAT | 15 Jan 2025
Image via @Abramjee/X
South Africa has temporarily closed a key border crossing with Botswana due to heavy rainfall and flooding, the country’s border authority said.
The Grobler’s Bridge crossing in northern South Africa is used for trade, especially by miners in the Copperbelt region straddling Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo moving cargo to the port of Durban.
“Following consultations with our Botswana counterparts and thorough deliberation by the Port Management Committee, it has been decided that the temporary suspension of operations is necessary to prioritise safety,” the Border Management Authority said in a statement.
The agency urged travellers and truck operators to use alternative routes.
The crossing links Botswana with South Africa’s northern Limpopo province, which witnessed heavy rainfall last weekend.
BMA @TheBMA_SA Update on Grobler’s Bridge Port of entry – photo of 07h05 this morning, 15 January 2025.
The water level has risen to a point where it has reached the offices.
Eskom cut the electricity last night due to the high water level.
The generator has been switched… pic.twitter.com/HK5h4xBzmF
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) January 15, 2025
IMPORTANT NOTICE
All travellers, transport operators, and stakeholders, please note that operations at Grobler’s Bridge Port of Entry have been temporarily suspended due to adverse conditions caused by high water levels as a result of the heavy rainfall. pic.twitter.com/Ul1ok5q4xp
— The Border Management Authority SA (@TheBMA_SA) January 14, 2025
Source: Reuters
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