Spillage closes Kopfontein border post with Botswana
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
South Africa’s Border Management Authority has suspended operations at the Kopfontein post between South Africa and Botswana after a spillage affected the operational area. Travellers must use Skilpadshek or Ramatlabama until further notice, according to the South African border authority.
The Border Management Authority (BMA), South Africa’s border management agency, has temporarily suspended operations at the Kopfontein border post between South Africa and Botswana after a spillage affected the operational area and a nearby residential sector. The decision is intended to protect travellers and officials, BMA commissioner Michael Masiapato said, according to IOL.
Travellers must use the Skilpadshek or Ramatlabama border posts until further notice, the BMA said. The suspension was decided in consultation with the Botswana authorities, while the agency is working with the relevant parties to resolve the infrastructure problems and restore traffic at Kopfontein.
