19 May 2020

About 94 truck drivers crossed the Ramatlabama border to South Africa on Monday.

Good Hope acting Deputy District Commissioner, Ms Peggy Kutlase stated in an interview Tuesday, May 19 that the trucks, which transport goods are expected to arrive back in the country in the evening, therefore it is likely that the border will have an increased trucks crossing.

She noted that Ramatlabama border space is limited, adding that they have graded the grounds near the weighbridge to create more parking space for the trucks.

Ms Kutlase also said to assist the truck drivers they have permitted Poverty Eradication beneficiaries who have been operating tuck shops at the border to open so that the truck drivers are able to buy food and other necessities.

On another point, she said about 35 trucks from South Africa entered the country Monday and after undergoing the necessary border checks and coronavirus tests, they were permitted to proceed to their delivery destinations.

She noted that the trucks were being escorted by the police and the soldiers and they have not had any challenges conveyed to them by the authorities at the border. ENDS