Abstract:
In recent years, Southern Africa has witnessed an increase in the volume of commercial
and private cross-border traffic. This has put pressure on inland ports of entry as well as
sea ports. The Beitbridge Border Post handles the largest volume of traffic in Southern
Africa yet there has been no significant infrastructure development in the past decade.
Incidences of smuggling and other illegal activities have increased. The existing
infrastructure fails to contain the volume of traffic, enabling travellers to evade duty
payment. This paper contends that improvements in infrastructure would help to curb
rampant smuggling and offers suggestions to achieve this.
