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Zimbabwe introduces automated e-Gates at Beitbridge Border Post
The Department of Immigration has launched automated gate systems, commonly known as eGates, to facilitate faster and more secure travel for individuals using new biometric passports. This innovation ...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 15:58hrs | 1752 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border automated services undergo upgrade
The Department of Immigration in Zimbabwe has initiated the upgrading of its automated services to align with the modernised Beitbridge Border Post, one of the busiest land ports of entry in Africa. T...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
NRZ drones expose coal thieves
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has seen positive results from its investment in drones, leading to the arrest of four women for extracting coal along train tracks. NRZ security person...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:35hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border modernisation completed
The US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation project has been completed, paving the way for the implementation of the One Stop Border Post (OSBP) concept with South Africa. This ini...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:09hrs | 2666 | by Staff reporter
Drones and fast cargo scanners deployed at the Beitbridge Border Post
Drones and fast cargo scanners have been deployed by the Government at the Beitbridge Border Post as it intensifies the use of modern technologies to curb invasive leakages and smuggling through ports...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Trucks pile up on Zimbabwe side as SA runs out of parking space
Commercial cargo destined for regional and international markets is piling up on the Zimbabwean side at Beitbridge Border Post after the South African side ran out of parking space.Zimbabwe ha...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 12:56hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge modernisation charms Ramaphosa, Motsoaledi
The significant transformation and modernization of the Zimbabwean side of the Beitbridge Border Post have impressed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has pledged to implement similar upgra...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:37hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - South Africa agree on one-stop border
President Mnangagwa and his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa, convened at the Beitbridge Border Post to address logistical matters concerning the construction of a third bridge ove...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Border traffic clears as South Africa fixes system
Transporters of commercial cargo who have been experiencing long delays at the Beitbridge Border Post following a technical glitch on the South African side, were eventually cleared yesterday after th...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post automation a game-changer, says Mthuli Ncube
THE automation of services and the implementation of traffic separation at the Beitbridge Border Post have ushered in a new era of efficiency at Zimbabwe's busiest port of entry. Professor Mthuli Ncub...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge quarantine centre opens
The Beitbridge Border Post plant and animal quarantine centre is now operational. The facility is part of the US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation project, which is being undertaken by ...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 00:01hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge to enhance Zimbabwe - South Africa one stop border
The modernisation of the Beitbridge Border Post at a cost of US$300 million will pave way for the implementation of a one-stop border between Zimbabwe and South Africa.Government and the Zimbo...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 21:04hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt approves construction of another Limpopo bridge
The construction of a third bridge across the Limpopo at Beitbridge between Zimbabwe and South Africa has been approved by Cabinet, as the Government moves a gear up to ensure required infrastructure ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:15hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in historic space satellite launch
Zimbabwe yesterday orbited its first satellite, ZimSat-1, through a Japanese facility on an American launcher, as the Second Republic continues to upgrade its practical technology to achieve Vision 20...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Date set for Zimbabwe satellite launch
Zimbabwe's first satellite, ZimSat-1, will be launched into space on November 6 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia, United States, the National Aeronautics and Space ...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe satellite launch imminent
Zimbabwe's first satellite - ZimSat-1 - will reach the International Space Station (ISS) next month before its launch into orbit in November, marking the country's entry into space after a two-month d...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:09hrs | 31 | by Staff Reporter
SA addresses cargo movement challenges
Commercial cargo is now moving south through Beitbridge Border Post after the South African Revenue Service managed to refuel its stand-by generator on Tuesday afternoon, so allowing customs officers ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA loadshedding triggers Beitbridge border chaos
Continued loadshedding in South Africa with delays in delivering diesel for the South African back-up generator has seen commercial cargo piling up at Beitbridge Border Post with trucks stretching in ...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA customs officials strike: Commercial cargo movement improves
The movement of commercial cargo between Zimbabwe and South Africa has gradually improved after some customs officials from the neighbouring country who have been on strike over a pay increase returne...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 19:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Long delays at Beitbridge as SA border workers strike
THERE were long delays in clearance of commercial cargo at the Beitbridge Border Post yesterday, as South African Revenue Services (SARS) customs officials continued their strike pressing for a 12 per...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cargo tracking improves Zimra tax compliance
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has seen improved tax compliance due to its new electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS), which has enhanced monitoring of taxpayers and transit freight in the co...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border chaos cleared
BORDER authorities at Beitbridge have cleared last week's congestion at the port of entry when South Africa had to temporarily close its side of the post and trucks experienced delays of between two a...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Border upgrade creates more than 1 000 jobs
More than 1 000 Zimbabweans have been hired in construction jobs for the new facilities during the ongoing US$300 million modernisation and upgrade of the Beitbridge Border Post due to be finished ear...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe legally opens its land borders to vaccinated travellers
Fully vaccinated travellers started crossing land borders yesterday after the Government lifted restrictions that prohibited non-essential travel in the last two years to contain the spread of Covid-1...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe borders still closed
THE Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Kazembe Kazembe has said the Attorney General's (AG) office is crafting a statutory instrument to operationalise a recent Cabinet decision for land ...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Borders await legal instruments to re-open
THE Government is still finalising legal instruments to operationalise a recent Cabinet decision for land borders to be opened to vaccinated ordinary travellers, Sunday News has established.Im...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border prepares to reopen
THE country's busiest border post, Beitbridge, is preparing to reopen soon following Tuesday's Cabinet decision for land borders to open for vaccinated travellers.Authorities at the port of en...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Border officials ready for busy season
Authorities in Matabeleland South province where Zimbabwe shares borders with Botswana and South Africa have said they are prepared to handle an anticipated increase in vehicular and human traffic fol...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stakeholders welcome reopening of borders
STAKEHOLDERS at the country's ports of entry have said they are adequately prepared to handle an anticipated surge in vehicular and human traffic following the reopening of borders to the vaccinated p...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Traffic volume increases in Beitbridge
THE volume of commercial and non-commercial vehicles has gradually been increasing this week at the Beitbridge Border Post with many truckers and travellers trooping back to South Africa, where most c...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sanity returns to Beitbridge
The movement of commercial cargo at the Beitbridge Border Post is gradually improving after the Border Efficiency Management Committee introduced a raft of measures last week.In the past two w...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff writer
Commercial cargo piling up at border
Commercial cargo continues to pile up on both sides of the Beitbridge border post where truck drivers are passively protesting over the poor service delivery at the border and the introduction of rela...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa considers reopening borders
THE Government is considering re-opening land borders to the general public in time for the festive holidays as the country has officially gone past the Covid-19 third wave and continues to see a decl...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe considers reopening borders
THE Government is considering re-opening land borders to the general public in time for the festive holidays as the country has officially gone past the C...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimra throttles smugglers' breathing space
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) will with effect from tomorrow introduce tight import regulations that will minimise the smuggling of commercial cargo by syndicates working with freight forward...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 21:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge modernisation to enhance Zimbabwe, SA one-stop-border'
THE on-going works to modernise Beitbridge Border Post under a US$300 million budget will enhance traffic separation, address security challenges and pave way for the implementation of the One-Stop Bo...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge modernisation to pave way for one-stop-border post
The ongoing works to modernise Beitbridge Border Post will enhance traffic separation, address security challenges and pave way for the implementation of a one-stop border between Zimbabwe and South A...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 19:25hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Police warn transport operators
POLICE have warned transport operators against taking advantage of Government's reprieve for intercity travel for learners to transport other passengers on other business.Government has opened...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 20:16hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Inter-city travel still banned, warns police
POLICE have warned that under the current Level 4 Covid-19 lockdown, intercity movement is still prohibited with only commercial cargo and essential services allowed to operate.superintendent ...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nightmare for teachers as transporters demand forex
TEACHERS and other school support staff are facing a nightmare to get to their respective stations ahead of full schools opening tomorrow after it emerged that inter-city buses are still banned except...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
80 border jumpers arrested daily
ABOUT 80 border jumpers are arrested daily at Beitbridge Border Post as the Department of Immigration working with other border agencies is tightening screws to minimise cases of illegal migration bet...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Immigration tightens vetting at border post
The Department of Immigration, working with other border agencies at Beitbridge Border Post, is tightening vetting of travellers to curb illegal migration between Zimbabwe and South Africa. ...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Broad daylight smuggling
GOVERNMENT continues to lose millions of dollars in potential revenue as unrelenting smugglers and border jumpers continue to defy Covid-19 lockdown regulations by escalating their illegal activities ...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police warn against intercity travel
Police have from July 1 impounded 67 buses countrywide, while several people have been arrested on allegations of travelling without the required documents and violating the national lockdown measures...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 induced border delays irk cargo drivers
HAULAGE truck drivers are facing delay challenges along entry and exit points owing to a series of restrictive measures imposed by the government to curtail the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19)....Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
3 000 arrested daily for breaking Covid-19 lockdown regultions
POLICE are arresting more than 3 000 people daily for violating the level four national lockdown regulations.President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week introduced new toughened measures to curb th...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
LOCKDOWN: 10 000 arrested in three days
MORE than 10 000 people have been arrested for contravening the enhanced Level Four national lockdown regulations introduced last week to curb the rising tide of Covid-19 infections.Figures ob...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Operations resume at SA border
The movement of commercial and private traffic has resumed at Beitbridge Border Post following the restoration of water supplies at the South African side of the port of entry.Commercial cargo...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 18:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Water problem triggers SA border closure
COMMERCIAL cargo is gradually piling up at Beitbridge Border Post after South Africa temporarily closed its side of the border due to a major fault on their water supply line. The development ...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 16:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Water problem triggers South Africa border closure
COMMERCIAL cargo is gradually piling up at Beitbridge Border Post after South Africa temporarily closed its side of the border due to a major fault on their water supply line. The development ...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 14:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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