LEBOMBO BORDER POST – There was frantic traffic and human activity throughout Sunday as Mozambican nationals were returning to their workplaces in different parts of South Africa.
Recounting the success of policing the roads in the province, MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie was at hand observing his forces hard at work, ensuring order and safety of the country with serious searches of individuals and vehicles entering the country.
What was also visible, were the sporadic stop and search points along the N4 freeway leading up to Gauteng, North West, the N2 freeway connecting Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Kingdom of Eswatini, were all a hive of activity with members of the traffic unit controlling traffic, while their counterparts in the SAPS, conducted random searches.
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What this publication noticed, were the high number of vehicles broken down along the N4 between the Lebombo Border Post and Mbombela, en route to neighbouring provinces.
A cherry on top, was the visibility of of the Border Management Agency (BMA), whose vehicles delivered into their cells, arrested illegal immigrants caught crossing along the border lines.
Macie commended law enforcement officers for a job well done throughout the festive season. He stated that the number of casualties along the roads can be attributed to human error.
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“There has been much visibility on the roads and the issuing of more than 20 000 traffic fines, indicates, that human error other than mechanical error were responsible for accidents along our roads. The final festive statistics will be released by the Minister soon, but all indications point out that this year we had a much reduced statistic, which is encouraging,” concluded Macie.
