Zimbabwean traders and transporters must now obtain "Proceed to Border" status before travelling to Botswana after BURS introduced mandatory pre-lodgment customs declarations for all commercial road freight.

BEITBRIDGE – At least 26,000 undocumented Zimbabweans have returned from South Africa since late May as the neighbouring country intensifies immigration enforcement ahead of a deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave or regularise their stay. Official figures released by authorities show that 25,966 Zimbabweans returned between May 28 and June 22, 2026, with 24,211 making their own way home through the Beitbridge Border Post, while 1,755 vulnerable returnees were

BEITBRIDGE — A 64-year-old truck driver has been arrested after he was allegedly caught attempting to smuggle nearly two tonnes of dagga valued at approximately US$210,800 into Zimbabwe through the Beitbridge Border Post. The suspect, identified as Thapson Ndou, was arrested following an operation by law enforcement authorities who intercepted the consignment during routine border security checks.

PRETORIA, South Africa – South Africa is set to introduce a new high-tech border management system that uses facial recognition technology and electronic traveller verification as part of a broader strategy to combat illegal migration, passport fraud and corruption at ports of entry.

BEITBRIDGE — A sophisticated attempt to smuggle industrial-grade explosives into South Africa was thwarted on Monday, April 13, 2026, following a high-stakes joint operation at the Beitbridge Port of Entry.