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After days of congestion and complaints from truck drivers and commuters, traffic finally cleared at the Beitbridge border post.
By December 22, some travelers had spent three nights at the border post known as the gateway to Africa.
While this was nothing new, especially during the festive season, curfews in South Africa and Zimbabwe, and Covid-19 health protocols, reportedly added to the congestion.
Here’s a rundown of everything you need to know about the jam that got Mzansi talking:
December 22: Sleeping in the bush without security
Motorists and commuters said they were concerned for their safety because they slept in the bushes and inside their unprotected parked cars.
Alice Magwinye, who was traveling from Johannesburg to Masvingo in Zimbabwe, spent two days at the border after she was asked to retest for Covid-19.
A border official said there was a need for South Africa and Zimbabwe to reassess their curfews as this added to traffic at the border post.
He said officials only cleared commercial cargo after 10 p.m., in line with the curfew.
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