Canada reverses ban

Canada reverses ban

Canada says it will lift its travel ban on 10 African countries, South Africa among them, from Sunday December 19. Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the state will reimpose testing requirements from Tuesday, December 21, to avoid overwhelming the...
US visas – six-month backlog

US visas – six-month backlog

TRAVEL to the US has been seriously curtailed by the new rules banning tourists from Southern African states where the new COVID-19 omicron variant has been identified. However, it will be a rush to the gate for tourist visas when borders do eventually reopen –...
MSC Cruises suspended (for now)

MSC Cruises suspended (for now)

MSC Cruises has announced that it has had to suspend all its domestic sailings in South Africa with immediate effect until January 8, 2022. The company says the suspension is on account of the most recent sudden evolution (particularly in the past week) of the...
UK red list decision celebrated – others urged to follow

UK red list decision celebrated – others urged to follow

As champagne corks popped throughout Southern Africa this afternoon when the UK Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, announced that all 11 countries would be removed from Britain’s red list, there were renewed calls for other major source markets to follow suit. The removal...
Backtrack! SAs blocked from departing on QR

Backtrack! SAs blocked from departing on QR

In a shock reversal, Qatar Airways posted a notice on its website on Saturday, December 11, saying that with immediate effect, the carrier would no longer accept passengers travelling from five Southern African countries into its global network. It was only this past...