We approached Tele Bridge from the Lesotho side after having crossed at Sepapu's Gate earlier in the day. It was a good drive on the A2 tarred road up to the last 10 km on a good gravel road.
We were surprised to see the very modern buildings that were opened in 2011. All the entities comprising a commercial border post are present: income tax, customs, police, even a health department.
It is an impressive bridge over the Tele river that leads you to the South African border post. Surprisingly, it is not a commercial border post despite the status on the Lesotho side. The buildings are relatively new and in good shape, but this time the prize for the best border post goes to Lesotho!
The daily average of only 300 people that use this border, the relatively long operational hours of 6:00 to 22:00, and the big and modern facilities on the Lesotho side is hard to understand. Is this tax payer's from SA and Lesotho money well spent?
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| Most modern border post building we saw in Lesotho |
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| Bridge over the Tele river |
