One-Stop Border Post Bill: Amendments to Clause 6 on Goods and Money Movement

Posted 05 November 2025 Written by Acts Online
Category Home Affairs

Brought to you by SA Legal Academy: The National Assembly has passed the ‘B’ version of the One-Stop Border Post Bill, incorporating amendments to the regulatory framework governing the movement of assets and currency within designated control zones.

In terms of the legislative process, the National Assembly passed the One-Stop Border Post Bill on 4 November 2025. The Bill, which has now been transmitted to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) for concurrence, contains significant revisions to clause 6. This clause specifically regulates the movement of goods or money within a common control zone for official purposes.

The amendments, inserted at the request of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, include the addition of sub-clauses 6(2) and 6(3). These provisions are intended to clarify the legal requirements for transferring items and funds between jurisdictions when officials are operating within the shared border environment. The Bill aims to facilitate the ‘one-stop’ model where exit and entry formalities are handled at a single location to reduce transit times.

The Minister of Home Affairs has confirmed that this legislative development coincides with a public-private partnership (PPP) initiative to modernise South Africa’s land ports of entry. Work is currently under way to reconstruct the country’s six busiest land ports, which include:

  • Beitbridge;
  • Oshoek; and
  • Kopfontein.

What this means for you, your business, or your clients

  • For yourself: Professional advisors must update their compliance checklists for clients operating in the SADC region to reflect the ‘common control zone’ legal framework and the jurisdictional shifts it entails.
  • For your business: Logistics firms and financial institutions must review internal controls regarding the physical movement of currency and goods between South African and neighbouring jurisdiction officials within the new zones to ensure compliance with sub-clauses 6(2) and 6(3).
  • For your clients: Clients engaged in cross-border trade at Beitbridge, Oshoek, or Kopfontein should anticipate infrastructure changes and revised declaration procedures under the forthcoming PPP-led port reconstructions and the new statutory framework.

Originally published at https://legalacademy.co.za/news/read/one-stop-border-post-bill-goods-money-movement-clause-revised

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