BEITBRIDGE - The Border Management Authority's biggest problem at the Beitbridge Border Post is stopping illegal border crossings.
Helping people to cross into South Africa has become big business for syndicates.
Over 400 people have been intercepted at the port over the Easter period.
Many have booked bus trips with a syndicate involving people facilitating illegal crossings and bus operators.
They travel to the Zimbabwe side of the border by bus, cross the dangerous Limpopo River using man-made boats and then get back on the bus once it is in South Africa.
A group of people, including children, was intercepted in the bushes surrounding the port.
Authorities say drone technologies are very effective in assisting them in dealing with these illegal crossings.
DCD Protected Mobility is a company that has been supporting the operations of the Border Management Authority near the border post.
Their Sherp armoured vehicle is amphibious, able to go through dense bush and into the Limpopo River.
Authorities have worked around the clock to process thousands of travellers at this port.
They've had to deal with over 21,000 people going in and out of the country on the return leg of the Easter long weekend.
- eNCA's Bafedile Moerane reports.