Online Reporter
Thupeyo Muleya
Beitbridge Bureau
SOUTH AFRICA has begun consultations with stakeholders over a new plan to introduce toll fees on vehicles entering its territory through Beitbridge Border Post, a move set to fundamentally change operations at the busy crossing point and realign cost-sharing arrangements with Zimbabwe.
Currently, motorists only pay toll fees when entering or leaving the Zimbabwean side of the border.
However, under the new system, South Africa will collect tolls from vehicles entering its side, while Zimbabwe will continue charging only for those entering its territory.
The proposed tolling framework was published in South Africa’s Government Gazette on August 15, 2025, through a notice of intent by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy.
The initiative will be spearheaded by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), which has already started hosting consultation meetings with key players.
SANRAL spokesperson Mr Lwando Mahlasela confirmed that the first round of meetings ran between September 8 and 12, with another scheduled for October 17.
