South Africa has shut down one of its main border crossings with Mozambique because of intense violence erupting after a controversial election in Mozambique last month. The Lebombo port, an essential connection between the two countries, has been closed for safety reasons, according to South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA). This border is located about 110 kilometers from Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, and 440 kilometers from South Africa’s capital, Pretoria.

Since Mozambique’...