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.

Gaborone, Botswana / Harare, Zimbabwe- The Government of Botswana has issued a definitive rebuff to long-standing reports suggesting the presence of a United States military base on its soil. In a high-level clarification aimed at quelling regional unease, officials labeled the claims as "misinformation" that risks undermining the delicate balance of SADC regional stability.