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NOW DEAL WITH PASSPORTS ISSUE - BUSINESS COMMUNITY

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LOMAHASHA – People who frequently use Lomahasha Border Post have requested both the Swazi and Mozambican governments to review the daily stamping of passports for people of the two countries.


These are the people of Namaachaa and Lomahasha. 
Alex Shongwe, the business community representative, said this was because the people go in an out several times a day and their passports run out within a short space of time.


He said they would be glad if the ministries could come up with a workable mechanism that would be used for these people; like long-term stamps to replace the daily one. The business community believed that if this could happen simultaneously with the extension of operating hours, more businesses could open and jobs created.


The communities had every reason to smile as the border would now operate until midnight, which is a four-hour extension.


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The good news to both Swaziland and Mozambique and to traders, public transport operators together with friends and relatives who frequently use the border post, was brought by Minister of Home Affairs Princess Tsandzile during the launch of the border post’s operational hours yesterday.


The Lomahasha Border Post used to operate from 7am to 8pm but after the extension of hours, it will operate from 7am until midnight. The event was held between the Kingdom of Swaziland and Republic of Mozambique where the minister was represented by Minister of Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs David Ngcamphalala.


The event was also attended by Mozambican Interior Minister Jaime Basilio Monteiro and Administrator of the District, Namaacha Suzete Danca among others.
The minister said the event was part of the larger picture of the continuation of the harmonious relations that exist between the two nations.
She said boundaries and borders keep nations apart and could divide families and relatives because of the red tape and controls that were in place to control and manage movement of people between counties.

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