# The Border Management Authority commissioner, Michael Masiapato says a total of 8.55-million passengers were processed entering and leaving South Africa during the first quarter of 2025/2026 financial year at the country’s ports of entries. He says all travellers entering or departing South Africa are required to possess a valid machine-readable passport. A valid passport must contain at least two completely unused pages, excluding the last page, which must always remain blank:
8.58-million passengers processed at SA ports during first quarter of 2025/2026 financial year [SOUND]
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