Overloaded Zimbabwe buses stopped on N1: 65 passengers without passports
South African authorities intercepted two buses from Zimbabwe near Polokwane for overloading and transporting 65 passengers without valid passports. The drivers face legal action for aiding illegal immigration, following a series of border security incidents.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing challenges with border security, human trafficking, and illegal migration in the Southern African region.
Two buses from Zimbabwe carrying 178 passengers were intercepted on the N1 near Polokwane, in Limpopo for overloading and illegal passengers.
Two buses travelling from Zimbabwe were intercepted on the N1 near Polokwane on Friday morning after they were found to be overloaded and carrying 65 passengers without passports, including 28 minors.
The Limpopo Transport and Community Safety Department said t he buses were carrying a combined total of 178 passengers, with 65 reportedly not in possession of passports, including 28 minors.
Department spokesperson Mashudu Mabata said the buses had been escorted to the Polokwane weighbridge for further checks.
Mabata said the first bus, which had a carrying capacity of 75 passengers, was found to be carrying 88 people, exceeding its limit by 13.
Of those, 15 did not have passports, including six minors and nine adults.
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