JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (ADV) – The South African Home Affairs Minister, Siyabonga Cwele, and his Lesotho counterpart, Minister Tsukutlane Au, have concluded their bilateral meeting on mutual interest.
The meeting took place at the Maseru Bridge Port of Entry today. Minister Cwele said managing migration is one of the key ways to contribute in growing South Africa.
“The cooperation with Lesotho is helping us to manage migration and helps our people transit through the port. The deepening cooperation with Lesotho will enable us to do more, and the greater implementation of the Trusted Traveller programme is our next target,” said Cwele.
The meeting considered the progress that has been made in the implementation of the regular and safe movement of people of the two countries.
It also considered the progress made in the implementation of the regular and safe movement of people of the two countries.
The Ministers also conducted a walkabout to monitor port operations on both sides of the border.
Minister Au expressed satisfaction over the progress that is being made in addressing congestion at the port of entry and the deepening partnership between the two nations.
“Lesotho has a unique geographic position in relation to South Africa. This means that SA has to consider a unique dispensation for Lesotho,” said Minister Au.
The meeting further considered the implementation of the Lesotho Special Dispensation Project (LSP), which is scheduled to expire at the end of December this year.
The LSP was introduced to manage the movement of certain categories of low-skilled Lesotho nationals into South Africa.
Some of the successes that has been noticed by the counties include, the introduction of immigration processing by Lesotho authorities, and the dedicated lanes for business travellers into Maseru and scholars into South Africa from 6-9am and 17:00 – 19:00 pm.
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