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Scopa wants SSA's report on vetting public works supply chain managers Scopa received a briefing from Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille and department officials about the investigation into the controversial Beitbridge Border fence fiasco. FILE: Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia De Lille. Picture: @DepPublicWorks/Twitter. 13 days ago CAPE TOWN - Parliament’s finance watchdog Scopa wants the State Security Agency (SSA) to provide a report on the vetting of Department of Public Wor...

235 fatalities on the roads during Easter Judas Sekwela Comments Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya checks papers of a taxi driver. Photo: Supplied. ACCORDING to the preliminary figures, 169 crashes were recorded, resulting in 235 fatalities nationwide during the Easter weekend. There were 27 crashes with 34 fatalities in Limpopo. To wrap up the Easter road safety campaign, transport deputy minister Dikeledi Magadzi, Limpopo MEC for Transport and Community Safety Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya along with Limpopo polic...

The Beitbridge Border Post has been making headlines for months. Problems experienced at border post result in major delays clearing vehicles and hampering free movement of goods and people in Southern Africa. This should soon be a thing of the past as the significant investment is set to see the border post upgraded. It’s hoped that the investment into the border post will reduce the barriers that have made intra-African trade unappealing to investors. Beitbridge gets $70 million facility The African Export-Import Bank (AfreximBank) announced that they had approved a $70 million facility e...

───   06:19 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 PHOTO: Eyewitness News Adequate measures are in place to deal with the influx of people at the Beitbridge Border Post between South Africa and Zimbabwe, authorities said. On Monday, 20 land borders reopened after more than a month of closure to try to curb the spread of COVID-19. But truck congestion remains an issue. Truck driver Festus Mwiya said the drivers are tired of the queue. "Every time, let’s say that we don’t sleep, so now I have two nights of no sleeping, a day you are waiting to move," he said. "At nig...

Land borders have been closed since Jan.11 amid COVID-19 pandemic - Anadolu Agency