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3 Ports of entry in Limpopo closed due to flooding

The department has advised travelers using these three ports of entry to use the Groblers Bridge port of entry.

LIMPOPO – This is according to the Department of Home Affairs, who made the announcement on Friday, saying over flooding was the reason for the closure.

The port of entries include Zanzibar, Platjan and Pontdrift ports of entry.

The department states that at Platjan, water has been covering the nearby bridge since 24 February and travelers are not able to cross the border due to the high levels.

At Zanzibar, the river has been flooded since 16 January and travellers are thus prevented from crossing to reach the port of entry.

Although the water levels at Pontdrift have dropped, travellers are still unable to cross the border.

The department has advised travelers using these three ports of entry to use the Groblers Bridge port of entry.

On the Botswana border, the Bray port of entry is also affected by the high levels of the river and travelers are advised to use the Makopong Port of Entry.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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