{"id":114307,"date":"2025-12-31T21:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sad-news-for-zimbabweans-as-sa-intercepts-over-500"},"modified":"2026-01-01T00:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:09:22","slug":"sad-news-for-zimbabweans-as-sa-intercepts-over-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sad-news-for-zimbabweans-as-sa-intercepts-over-500","title":{"rendered":"Sad News for Zimbabweans as SA Intercepts Over 500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Breaking news as over 500 Zimbabweans are intercepted while attempting to leave South Africa illegally through the Botswana border amid stricter controls.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BREAKING: Sad News For Zimbabweans As SA Intercepts Over 500 At Border\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-EplG56DhUs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. 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