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South Africa: Extended Operating Hours At Border Posts for Easter

Source: News 24, 23/03/2016

South Africa: Extended Operating Hours At Border Posts for Easter
19 March 2016 – News 24
The Department of Home Affairs announced that it will extend its
operating hours at selected ports of entry to cater for the huge
number of travellers during the Easter holidays.
In a statement home affairs director general, Mkuseli Apleni, said the
department will deploy more personnel, and senior managers, to enhance
service quality in this period.
"We trust that by providing more hours, to facilitate movement of
persons and goods, we will minimise the burden of long queues and
undue delays while making travel pleasant," he said. He said extension
of operating hours kicked in on Friday till March 30.
Apleni said the success of the interventions would hinge on people
travelling gradually over the entire Easter period.
He said the interventions had the support of stakeholders, including
religious leaders and pilgrims, particularly those heading for Moria,
in Limpopo, and neighbouring countries.
"On behalf of the ministry and department of home affairs I would like
to inform citizens, and other clients, that we are ready to receive
all travellers in and out of South Africa, and we will do so with the
highest levels of professionalism and efficiency," said Apleni.
"We have appealed to all our officials, especially those at ports of
entry, to do all in their power to deliver the most humane and
high-quality service to all people. We wish all travellers a safe and
most fulfilling Easter break."
"The carnage on our roads is unacceptable. Over and above maiming
lives of many, it serves further to deplete the state's limited
resources, more so, at a time when we all need to work together to
grow South Africa,.
He said the interventions had the support of stakeholders, including
religious leaders and pilgrims, particularly those heading for Moria,
in Limpopo, and neighbouring countries.
"I would like to inform citizens, and other clients, that we are ready
to receive all travellers in and out of South Africa, and we will do
so with the highest levels of professionalism and efficiency.
"We have appealed to all our officials, especially those at ports of
entry, to do all in their power to deliver the most humane and
high-quality service to all people. We wish all travellers a safe and
most fulfilling Easter break."

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