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Thupeyo Muleya-Beitbridge Bureau

LIMPOPO’s provincial police commander, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has issued a stern warning to the communities of Vhembe following alleged threats of a shutdown at the Baobab Toll Plaza which links Musina town and Beitbridge Border post to inland South Africa.

According to a poster being circulated on various social media platforms, a group of community members from Niani Village in Masisi policing area under Vhembe District, has mobilised to protest tomorrow against high incidents of theft of vehicles, hi-jacking, and smuggling of vehicles into neighbouring countries through the Beitbridge port of entry.

In a media statement on Thursday, the Provincial Commissioner reiterated that no amount of lawlessness will be tolerated in Vhembe district and in particular Musina policing precinct.

She said the police were ready to deal with crime in the province.

The N1 is South Africa’s major commercial road which links the neighbouring country with Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Angola and Malawi.