HOLIDAY TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE explodes into a NATIONAL SECURITY CRISIS at major border crossing. More than 50,000 people flooded through the Lebombo border post in just two chaotic days, creating monstrous queues and exposing a DANGEROUS BREAKDOWN.
Images from the scene reveal a scene of pure chaos—thousands of cars and pedestrians trapped in a hellish gridlock at one of the country’s most critical borders. The Border Management Authority (BMA) admits they are only operating at 25% of their planned capacity, with a skeleton crew of 2,600 officers instead of the needed 11,000. This isn’t just bad planning—IT’S A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.
“That reality is not just a national posture, it’s what we are experiencing on the ground,” BMA Commissioner Mike Masiapato told EWN, describing overwhelmed officers buckling under the pressure. The system COLLAPSED on Christmas Day, forcing a desperate and risky move.
Officials made the jaw-dropping decision to SWITCH OFF THE ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS. For South Africans and Mozambicans, passports were stamped by hand and details scribbled on cellphones. This manual bypass means the system that flags wanted criminals from SAPS and Interpol databases WAS SHUT DOWN. “We are not going to be using the system,” Masiapato admitted.
This isn’t just a traffic jam—it’s an OPEN DOOR for criminals. The BMA concedes that wanted suspects could have slipped through undetected, with law enforcement now forced to hunt them down after the fact. The very people meant to protect our borders were ordered to IGNORE the safeguards.
While politicians enjoyed their holiday feasts, our national security was left to disintegrate on a hot, crowded roadside. Your safety was traded for faster queues.
They turned off the alarms and hoped no one dangerous walked through.
Edited for Kayitsi.com
Author: Kayitsi.com
