Travel at own peril!

Monday, March 31, 2014

Trucks at Tlokweng border gate. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The usually busy Tlokweng Border gate had, since Friday, dramatically slowed down, as traffic is being re-routed to the Ramotswa border gate due to civil strife in South Africa. This followed reports of road blockades due to upheavals in the villages near Zeerust.

The Tlokweng border post is arguably Botswana’s busiest gateway to South Africa, after its infrastructure was expanded a few years ago to position itself for the floodgate of traffic to and from South Africa.

But because of the unstable situation on the South African side, the management of Tlokweng border gate were issuing warning notices advising motorists to turn back and use the Ramotswa border post as an alternative route.

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Travel at own peril!

The usually busy Tlokweng Border gate had, since Friday, dramatically slowed down, as traffic is being re-routed to the Ramotswa border gate due to civil strife in South Africa. This followed reports of road blockades due to upheavals in the villages near Zeerust.