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"A decision was made to improve the border crossing and expand the infrastructure through a $ 240 million Zimborders consortium contract, which includes upgrading roads to and from the crossing. , fencing, door controls, parking areas and improvements to security and lighting systems. "
Mona said that the border crossing will be under the new border management agency.
He added that the new border arrangements would also allow Sanral to collect tolls on traffic flowing south from Beitbridge.
The busy border crossing is sometimes used as a means of transporting illicit goods.
Customs officers in Beitbridge intercepted explosives and illegal cigarettes last week. The South African Revenue Service (Sars) said the customs officers had intercepted them in a van registered overseas and traveling from Zimbabwe to South Africa in a random search. A person was arrested for possession of suspected explosives
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