The Lebombo Border Post in Mpumalanga has been partially reopened.
The Border Management Authority had closed the port of entry after protesters in Mozambique torched buildings and vehicles of border officials.
The officials took refuge on the South African side of the border.
The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority, Michael Masiapato, says Mozambique has assured them that its safe to partially reopen the port of entry as they have deployed the military to the border.
After very extensive engagements with our Mozambican counterparts, they had actually given us assurance that they have deployed the military on their side, to be able to make sure that the situation is stabilized. On that basis, they did confirm to us that we can actually reopen the port, partially. So, what actually is happening now is that the port is reopened primarily to allow the Mozambicans that had been on the South African side that are intending to go back home. So, on that basis we are busy processing them as we speak and they are actually going back home as it were.
