BORDER POSTS TO EXTEND HOURS

SOUTH Africa’s border gates with Mozambique and Swaziland will remain open an extra two hours over the festive season in an attempt to cope with the expected flood of holiday-makers. The Department of Home Affairs said on Wednesday it expects at least 250_ 000 vehicles to travel to through the border gates during December. An additional 80 chartered buses per week and 34 special trains are also scheduled to transport Mozambicans back home from their jobs on the mines and elsewhere in Gauteng. The Lebombo border with Mozambique will now remain open until 9pm, while the Oshoek border with Swaziland will remain open until midnight and the Jeppes Reef border will remain open to 10pm.