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The Flight Centre Travel Group SA has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to keep interprovincial travel open during the festive season. File photo.Image: Alaister Russell

‘Dear President Ramaphosa’: plea for clarity on festive season travel as fourth wave gathers steam

Domestic tourism could fill beds left empty after Omicron travel bans A plea has gone out to President Cyril Ramaphosa in an open letter to “provide certainty” about interprovincial travel during the festive season after Omicron travel…

Many social media users said they would be partying into the new year.Image: 123RF/Dmitrii Shironosov

‘I’m selling my bed. I won’t need it this month’ — SA welcomes the start of Dezemba

‘December is a lifestyle not a month in SA’‚ said one social media user We have (mostly) survived 2021‚ and many people plan to celebrate by partying through “Dezemba”. The first day of December is usually met with applause and relief on…

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that SA will move to level 4 on June 27 2021.Image: ELMOND JIYANE / GCIS

SA moves to alert level 4 for 14 days: Cyril Ramaphosa

All gatherings are prohibited, effectively immediately, except for funerals with a maximum of 50 people, said President Cyril Ramaphosa. The sale of all alcohol is banned and a curfew will be in effect from 9pm. Travel in and out of…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.Image: GCIS

SA remains on level 1, but no off-site booze sales this Easter

Alcohol will not be allowed for off-site consumption over the Easter weekend, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday night. He also announced that the country would remain on level 1 lockdown, albeit with “a few adjustments”. He said…

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the country on Wednesday night.Image: GCISImage: GCIS

Weekend booze sales are back and international travel gets green light

Eased lockdown regulations allowing weekend alcohol sales‚ the partial reopening of borders and resumption of international travel have been gazetted and are effective immediately. Co-operative governance & traditional affairs (Cogta)…

President Cyril Ramaphosa.Image: GCIS

IN FULL | Ramaphosa on the move to lockdown level 1

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Wednesday evening after months of lockdown regulations to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Read his address, unedited and in full, below: My fellow South Africans, Exactly half…

People can travel home for the school holidays, as long as they adhere to hygiene measures.Image: 123RF/paylessimages
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You can travel during the school holidays, just heed government instructions

Schools countrywide have closed, with the department of health reassuring parents that their children can travel to rural areas for the holidays. However, they have to do so in private transport and take hygiene measures during their…

A recent study found that visa applications for some countries and regions can take up to six weeks to process.                                  Image: KEVIN SUTHERLAND

Nearly half of SA’s travellers prefer visa-free destinations: Study

At least 49% of South African travellers prefer overseas destinations with no visa requirements because of the financial burdens and time constraints that come with attaining visas, a study by online booking site Travelstart has found.…

‘Voetspore’ to walk the talk in EL

JOHAN Badenhorst from the popular TV series Voetspore will be in East London this weekend. The Voetspore team have been travelling through Africa for the past 16 years and have been introducing South African viewers to new, relatively…