By Charmaine Ndlela
Lesotho and South Africa are discussing a border reform package that could eventually allow citizens to cross using national identity documents instead of passports.
For now, travellers are still required to present valid passports or travel documents at the border.
The agreement was announced by Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, and Lesotho’s Minister of Home Affairs, Lebona Lephema, following bilateral talks held in Cape Town this week.
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Under the proposed changes, Basotho and South African citizens will be able to travel between the two countries using national ID cards instead of passports.
Children under the age of 16, who do not qualify for national IDs, will continue to use passports.
The planned reforms form part of a new migration model that includes the introduction of a One Stop Border Post and an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system
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