Tourists from Covid-19 high risk countries still banned - Mbalula

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Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has reiterated that tourists from high risk countries were still banned from travelling to South Africa as the battle against Covid-19 was not over.

Mbalula told the media on Friday they will however allow people from high risk areas who are coming to South Africa for business, research or sport.The briefing by the minister comes after the government issued regulations on level 1 that international travel was allowed from countries not facing the high risk of infections.

This week the government issued a list of high risk areas including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, India and other countries in the world.Mbalula said it was too early to allow the mass movement of people from high risk countries. "We don't expect an airline to allow people to board who are not compliant with South African laws. With Covid-19, before you depart from your hometown, whichever country you are from, you must know the package of our laws," said Mbalula.

He said the only people who can come from the high risk countries were business people, those doing research and sports people, but not tourists. He said tourists from high risk areas would have to wait until there were further relaxations of the regulations.But the minister also said South Africans who want to visit high risk areas for leisure purposes were allowed to do so.Mbalula said when South Africans return from high risk countries they will be allowed into the country, but subjected to the health protocols.

 

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MbalulaFikile what about the stripping of PRASA INFRASTRUCTURE? you flying high again, first flight from Dubai. MYANC GovernmentZA should place you on water and dry bread extended leave. Taxis are still contributing to ROAD CARNAGE. many have illegal licenses.

I just wonder how are they going to cope getting all the certificates out in time to fly... will there also be a backlog!!!!! They were weeks behind at some stage!!! How long is it going to take for the certificate to be done?

Wish he was banned from speaking - he has nothing of interest to say ...................

Rather concentrate on the looting and corruption problem... pretty please!!! And let people fly with their covid negative certificates... drs etc are going to make money 👏🏻👏🏻

The DA wants them to be allowed to CPT to support their business , the so called economy in return to put SA at risk.

ScamdemicIsOver Fuckile VoetsekFikile ANCisCorrupt VoetsekANC

Banned on paper

We have no problem with covid we have a looting problem

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