Why Has South Africa Banned Cellphones at Zimbabwe Border?
South Africa has banned the use of cellphones by travellers within the immigration halls, a move seen as a reaction to the leaking of a video of an immigration officer caught on camera playing with her smartphone while working. Cross-border traders say the ban is meant to stop them from collecting evidence against incompetent officials.
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Zimbabwe:
South Africa Bans Mobile Phones At Border
The Herald, 2 April 2018
South Africa has with effect from Wednesday last week, banned the use of cellphones by travellers within the immigration halls. Sources at the border said the ban was a reaction to… Read more »
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South Africa:
Phone-Obsessed Immigration Officer Under Probe
CAJ News, 14 March 2018
SOUTH Africa is investigating an immigration officer for allegedly playing on her smartphone while ignoring long queues of travellers at the Beitbridge border post with Zimbabwe. Read more »
InFocus
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An immigration officer filmed processing documents while using her smartphone and allegedly ignoring long queues of travellers at the Beitbridge border post with Zimbabwe will face ... Read more »
Travellers at Beitbridge Border Post (file photo).