{"id":32808,"date":"2026-04-23T09:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=32808"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:48:23","slug":"zimbabwe-botswana-to-introduce-passport-free-travel-for-citizens","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/zimbabwe-botswana-to-introduce-passport-free-travel-for-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe, Botswana to introduce passport-free travel for citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Zimbabwe and Botswana are set to usher in passport-free travel for their citizens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">This will allow nationals to move between the two countries using their national Identity Documents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The new arrangement was confirmed in Harare by Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Duma Boko during the signing of a series of agreements, aimed at strengthening trade ties and easing the movement of people and goods across their shared border.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Additional accords covered defence cooperation, cross-border security and investment promotion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The development reflects the two nations&#8217; growing commitment to regional integration, as they seek to harness opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Security matters featured prominently in the discussions, particularly the rising threat of synthetic drug with both sides calling for stronger co-operation to combat cross-border criminal networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">President Boko is expected to conclude his three-day state visit by officiating at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32809,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-32808","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"Passport-free travel for Zimbabwe and Botswana citizens","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32810,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32808\/revisions\/32810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=32808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}