Mozambique denies South Africa border closure

The spokesperson for Mozambique’s National Immigration Service Celestino Matsinhe has denied that anyone has been banned from entering or leaving South Africa via the Ponta D'Ouro border post.

Earlier, we reported that the authorities had said the border had closed for most people following riots.

Mr Matsinhe said this wasn't the case but did say there had been riots.

He urged Mozambicans not to cross the border as South African protesters had put up barricades about 10km (six miles) inside the country so the traffic could not move either way.

The demonstrators were angry about a wave of car thefts, saying that the stolen vehicles were being driven into Mozambique, reports the newspaper O Pais.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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