BMA intensifies border management and anti-fraud measures for Easter weekend

BMA intensifies border management and anti-fraud measures for Easter weekend

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has ramped up its operations for the Easter weekend, focusing on border security, anti-fraud measures, and managing increased traffic.

Here's the extended operating hours of some South African border posts this Easter

Border officials will make special provisions for travellers this Easter weekend to ease traffic and congestion at select border posts. The Border Management Authority (BMA) detailed plans for the upcoming weekend when it appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on Tuesday. The Easter long weekend is the second-busiest time of year for the BMA, with the entity expecting up to 25 000 cross-border movements per day over a 10-day per…

BMA expects over 25,000 travellers at SA borders this Easter

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has officially launched its Easter festive season operational plan, aimed at ensuring the efficient, secure and seamless movement of people and goods across South Africa’s 71 ports of entry.   The plan, which came into effect on Tuesday and will run until Thursday, 9 April, is expected to manage a sharp increase in travel volumes over the holiday period.   According to BMA Commissioner Michael Masiapato, pas…

Expect Easter vigilance at the borders – C-BRTA

Monitoring, aiding and also the vigilant scrutiny of long-distance road freight and passenger movement across South Africa’s borders will be steppe…