Zimbabwe reopens borders after a year

Beitbridge

Long queues of vehicles headed to the South Africa-Zimbabwe border at the Beitbridge crossing point. Zimbabwe is reopening its land borders after closing them for over a year for ordinary travellers due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.  PHOTO | PETER DUBE

Zimbabwe is reopening its land borders after closing them for over a year for ordinary travellers due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.

The country’s ports of entry on borders with Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia were only open for commercial traffic and returning residents since January last year.