Bongo says government needs to act fast to come up with strategies to deal with the congestion but authorities say it will take weeks to clear the massive backlog of traffic.

A queue of cars, trucks, buses and taxis stretches for kilometres.

eNCA saw at least two people die while waiting to cross the border.

Some travellers say they've been stuck for a week now.

eNCA's Siphamandla Goge shares more details in the video above.

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