JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (ADV) – The Northern and Central regions border agencies have been named among the best performers in Lesotho.
Those who were singled out included Mabeng Nyabela from the Department of Immigration at the Home Affairs central region and Nokwanene Yengane from Caledon Spoort police.
Their hard work was recognised by the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) which honoured its best performing border agencies, with the police working at Sani Top in Mokhotlong and Ramatšeliso at Qacha’s Nek border gates getting top accolades recently.
LRA client services head, Makali Lepholisa said the day is celebrated globally every year. “If you are working at the borders, you are at the forefront and the face of the country to any danger that comes in, and it passes through those people working at the borders,’’ he said.
The awards ceremony was part of the Annual International Customs Day which is themed ‘SMART borders for seamless trade, travelling and transport’ in Maseru.
Lepholisa pleaded with the team to work together and avoid working in silos. Lesotho is now ranked at number 38 out of 189 members, a marked improvement compared to the past years when the country was ranked 147 out of 189 countries.
“That is a huge (step) and it really shows that we are not doing everything for nothing, there is a lot we have achieved,’’ she said.
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