Mozambique: Authorities reinforce border security – Notícias

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Mozambique: Authorities reinforce border security – Notícias

3:38 CAT | 04 Dec 2024

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The National Migration Service (SENAMI) is reinforcing measures to control movement at the main border crossing in order to ensure the smooth flow of travellers entering and leaving the country during the festive season.

Juca Bata, spokesperson for the Migration Service in Maputo province, which is home to four of the country’s main crossing points with South Africa and Eswatini – Ressano Garcia, Ponta do Ouro, Goba and Namaacha – highlighted various measures being adopted.

“In addition to the migration and customs personnel, we have reinforced the police contingent to calm and eliminate any type of disturbance to order,” he said.

He assured that during the upcoming festive season, advanced posts to facilitate the processing of documents will be activated at Km 7 on the Lebombo border on the South African side and at Km 4 on the Mozambican side.

Customs and Immigration personnel from both countries will be working at these one-stop locations, to ease migration movement and customs clearance of goods.

“From December 18th, Km 7 on the South African side will be active and for the return movements will occur from 1st to 4th January, with Km 4 in Mozambique being activated,” Bata explained.

Opening hours at Ponta do Ouro – normally from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – will be extended to 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in order to facilitate passage.

Data from the last 24 hours indicate increased movement at three border crossings after the demonstrations. Ressano Garcia handled 6,000 travellers, with 2,447 entries and 3,485 exits; 497 people passed through Namaacha, 287 through Goba and 720 through Ponta do Ouro.

The immigration authorities explain that these numbers do not yet reflect the traffic usual at this time of year, which is usually in the range 10,000 to 15,000 people per day.

Source: Notícias