South Africa will deploy additional immigration and health officials and inspectors at the country’s border posts to ease congestions starting on Jan. 2,2021, an official said on Wednesday.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi, made the remarks at a news conference about immigration matters and border law enforcement under the adjusted COVID-19 level-three lockdown.
He said that they expected a massive movement of people into the country and they wanted to ensure their smooth travel.
“Home Affairs will deploy an additional 160 officials at six busiest land ports of entry to process returning travelers until Jan.14,” said Motsoaledi.
The minister added that they would be deployed at the border posts with Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Botswana.
Motsoaledi said another 60 additional immigration law enforcement officers would be deployed to support the soldiers at identified high-risk areas along the borderline where people cross illegally into South Africa.
He said the health department would deploy additional port health officials to all ports of entry to ensure that only travellers with valid Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests are allowed into the country.
“South Africa will not allow any traveller into the country without a valid PCR test or the antigen tests for COVID-19,” he said. (Xinhua/NAN)
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