By A Correspondent- A retired top official in the Zimbabwe National Army caused a stir at the Beitbridge border post, as he resisted mandatory quarantine on his return from South Africa.

The ex-soldier, now among the 18 people held at the giant National Social Security Authority (NSSA) building that formerly housed Rainbow Hotel Beitbridge, was enraged when he was told that he would be quarantined for 14 days until certified Covid-19 free.

Beitbridge district medical officer Linus Samhere however said he had not handled that particular case, but confirmed several people had tried to evade quarantine through negotiations or otherwise.

Some, he said, even employed excuses as to have South African officials making calls that they were “authorised” to avoid quarantine.

Sources at the health port said the former soldier, who is now quarantined like everyone else, arrived from a business trip in South Africa, but did not take it kindly when health officials told him he would be quarantined.