Rains force South Africa to close border crossing with Botswana

Reuters - 15/01
South Africa has temporarily closed a key border crossing with Botswana due to heavy rainfall and flooding, the country's border authority said.
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 15 (Reuters) - South Africa has temporarily closed a key border crossing with Botswana due to heavy rainfall and flooding, the country's border authority said.
The Grobler's Bridge crossing in northern South Africa is used for trade, especially by miners in the Copperbelt region straddling Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo moving cargo to the port of Durban.
"Following consultations with our Botswana counterparts and thorough deliberation by the Port Management C...
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