Wednesday Morning Spice
UK red list scrapped. OJ walks free. Drug highway between Oz and SA. Spacecraft ‘touches’ the sun. Britney unleashes the fury.
Quarantine Nightmares: Horror Stories From Inside UK Hotels
Aside from the steep cost of being forced to quarantine after returning from South Africa, conditions inside these hotels leave a great deal to be desired.
US Could Lift Outrageous SA Travel Ban Soon, As Medical Journal Joins Chorus
Anthony Fauci said the US is “reviewing its travel ban on South Africa and other African countries daily”.
Boris Might Lift Ban With UK Flights To Resume Tomorrow
The UK’s “kneejerk” reaction to the detection of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in South African labs has caused chaos for those wanting to travel this holiday season.
New COVID-19 Variant: European And Asian Countries Join In With SA Travel Bans
Since the detection of a new COVID-19 variant in South Africa, various countries have put travel restrictions in place.
Friday Morning Spice
UK flights halted, SA travel banned, new variant identified. Naomi’s charity investigated. Shell boycott gathers steam. Rassie apologises. Madonna’s nipple uproar.
‘Monty Python’ Gets A Shout-Out In Zapiro’s Latest Cartoon
The UK’s decision to keep South Africa on its ‘red list’ has been widely criticised, with Wits University vaccinologist Professor Shabir Madhi calling it “irrational”.
The Biggest Problem With The UK’s Decision To Keep SA On ‘Red List’
Last week, the UK announced that South Africa would remain on its travel ‘red list’. The reasoning doesn’t hold up under basic scrutiny.
Good News For South Africans Worried About UK’s ‘Red List’
There’s a scheduled change for the UK’s “traffic light” system pending, and it could spell great news for South Africans who want to travel to and from the UK.
UK Government Responds To SA’s ‘Red List’ Petition
The petition to get South Africa off of the UK’s red list needed 10 000 signatures to force the UK government to respond, with that number already comfortably exceeded.
How Much Money SA Loses Each Week Due To UK ‘Red List’
South Africa’s economy is losing out on millions of rands every day that the country remains on the UK’s ‘red list’.
Travelling To The UK From SA Is About To Become Far More Expensive
South Africans are still on the UK’s red list, which means there are really strict (and very costly) travel requirements for Saffas touching down.
Not So Bad – New Lockdown Rules Following Ramaphosa’s Speech
Despite widespread concern that we could be looking at a return to stricter lockdown measures, some restrictions were actually lifted.
Tourists From Updated ‘High-Risk Countries’ List Cannot Travel To SA
South Africa has revised the number of countries allowed to visit, with more than half removed from the ‘high-risk’ category.
SA Travel Shake Up: These Five Countries Still Can’t Visit Visa-Free
Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Sunday that 11 countries would now be allowed to enter South Africa visa-free, but five of those are on the ‘red list’.
List Of Who Can And Can’t Travel To South Africa
Minister Naledi Pandor has announced the complete list of countries banned from entering South Africa for leisure travel.