South Africa: Operating hours extended at selected ports of entry during festive season 2017/18!

South Africa's Department of Home Affairs (DHA) will be extending operating hours at selected ports of entry to avoid delays over the festive season (06 December 2017 - 16 January 2018). During the festive season, high volumes of people are usually recorded at South Africa's borders with its neighbouring countries. 

Mpumalanga

• Lebombo (South Africa - Mozambique)
• current hours of 06:00 – 00:00 will be extended to 24 hours from 13 December 2017 - 08 January 2018
• Mananga (South Africa - Swaziland)
• current hours of 07:00 - 18:00 will be extended to 07:00 - 20:00 from 19 - 23 December 2017
• Jeppe's Reef (South Africa - Swaziland)
• current hours of 07:00 - 20:00 will be extended to 07:00 - 22:00 from 21 - 24 December 2017
• Oshoek (South Africa - Swaziland)
• current hours of 06:00 - 00:00 will be extended to 24 hours from 21 - 25 December 2017
• Mahamba (South Africa - Swaziland)
• current hours of 07:00 - 22:00 will be extended to 07:00 - 00:00 on 22 December 2017

Eastern Cape

• Qacha's Nek (South Africa - Lesotho)
• current hours of 07:00 - 20:00 will be extended to 06:00 - 22:00 from 21 - 24 December 2017
• Qacha's Nek (South Africa - Lesotho)
• current hours of 07:00 - 20:00 will be extended to 06:00 - 20:00 on 25 December 2017
• Tellebridge (South Africa - Lesotho)
• current hours of 06:00 - 22:00 will be extended to 05:00 - 23:00 on 15 December 2018 and from 22 - 26 December 2017

KwaZulu-Natal

• Kosi Bay (South Africa - Mozambique)
• current hours of 08:00 - 17:00 will be extended to 07:00 - 18:00 from 15 December 2017 - 10 January 2018

Free State

• Monontsha Pass (South Africa - Lesotho)
• current hours of 06:00 - 16:00 will be extended to 08:00 - 18:00 on 15 December 2017, from 22 - 23 December 2017 and from 01 - 03 January 2018
• Caledonspoort (South Africa - Lesotho)
• current hours of 06:00 - 22:00 will be extended to 24 hours on 22 December 2017
• current hours of 06:00 - 22:00 will be extended to 06:00 - 00:00 on 23 December 2017
• current hours of 06:00 - 22:00 will be extended to 06:00 - 00:00 on 02 January 2018
• Van Rooyenshek (South Africa - Lesotho)
• current hours of 06:00 - 22:00 will be extended to 06:00 - 00:00 on 15 December 2017
• current hours of 06:00 - 22:00 will be extended to 24 hours from 22 - 23 December 2017