Courtesy Visit by WCO, SARS & BMA Delegation to RSL Commissioner General

A high-level delegation led by Mr. Arman Zhalitov, Country and Project Lead of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Accelerated Trade Facilitation Programme, Mr. Beyers Theron, Director of Customs at the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and Dr. Nkhuliseni Luvhengo of Border Management Authority (BMA) paid a courtesy call on the Commissioner General of Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL), Mrs. Mathabo Mokoko, on Tuesday, 6th May 2025.

The visit followed the official launch of the End-to-End Time Release Study (TRS) between Lesotho and South Africa, held earlier the same day at Victory Hall in Maseru. The study seeks to assess and improve cross-border trade procedures by identifying bottlenecks along the full journey of goods and travellers from entry at one border to release at the other focusing on enhancing trade efficiency at the Maseru and Ficksburg border posts.