Border posts corruption worries MPs

PARLIAMENT has urged the government to tighten security at the country's border posts to end illegal activities that include corruption and human trafficking.

In a report presented in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the parliamentary portfolio committee on defence, home affairs and security services, said a lot of illegal entry points along the country's borders were being abused by locals, traders and criminals.

The committee said unlimited entry and exit points provide other challenges such as those associated with human trafficking.

Presenting the committee's report, the committee's chairperson, Clifford Sibanda, said the government was losing a lot of revenue due to illegal activities at the border posts.