HARARE
–
The
government
has
extended
operating
hours
at
the
Victoria
Falls
Border
Post
to
run
24
hours
a
day,
according
to
an
Extraordinary
Government
Gazette
published
on
Thursday.
The
post
was
previously
open
between
6AM
and
10PM.
General
Notice
2265A
of
2025,
issued
under
the
Immigration
Act,
declares
that
the
border
post,
one
of
Zimbabwe’s
busiest
ports
of
entry,
will
now
operate
around
the
clock
with
immediate
effect.
The
notice
was
signed
by
Home
Affairs
and
Cultural
Heritage
secretary
Raphael
Faranisi.
The
move
is
expected
to
facilitate
tourism
and
trade,
and
improve
cross-border
movement
between
Zimbabwe
and
Zambia.
The
announcement
came
ahead
of
Friday’s
meeting
between
President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa
and
his
Zambian
counterpart
Hakainde
Hichilema
in
Harare
for
the
inaugural
session
of
the
Zambia-Zimbabwe
Bi-National
Commission.