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Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi leads the deployment of senior managers of the Department to key land border posts following Cabinet approval of the reopening of the land borders on 15 February 2021

Source: DHA, 13/02/2021

This deployment follows a Cabinet decision earlier today to reopen the 20 land borders to ordinary travel which were closed on 11 January 2021 as part of the countryâ€™s efforts to control the spread of Covid-19.
â€œThe active and orderly management of people through our borders is an important part of the countryâ€™s overall risk adjusted approach to control the spread of Covid-19. In the past four weeks the Department has increased its engagements with officials in neighbouring countries, provinces with land borders and other stakeholders to improve coordination of efforts. The aim of these engagements was to share plans and ensure seamless movement of travellers and goods to minimise the chances of border crossings being super spreader events,â€ said Minister Motsoaledi.
Minister Motsoaledi said any person presenting themselves at any of the borders with fake Covid-19 certificates will be denied entry and barred from visiting South Africa for a period of at least five years.
â€œWe appeal to travellers to ensure that they have all the requisite travel documents, including valid Covid-19 tests, when they present themselves to officials at our borders. Truck drivers should adhere to laws, regulations and agreements in place in the border area. This will go a long way in minimising congestion,â€ said Minister Motsoaledi.

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