Dirco said it would work with stakeholders to intensify efforts to have SA removed from the UK’s red list.
The department of international relations and cooperation says it will intensify its efforts to get SA off the UK's red list.International relations and co-operation minister Naledi Pandor said on Sunday there was “no reasonable basis” for the decision to keep SA on the red list of countries facing stringent restrictions and high costs when entering the UK.
This follows the latest notice by the UK updated on Friday, which kept SA on the red list, meaning that travellers will be subject to stringent restrictions when entering the UK. Travel from red countries:partially vaccinatedIf you have been in a country or territory on the red list in the last 10 days, you will only be allowed to enter the UK if you are a British or Irish national or you have residence rights in the UK.
Dirco said in a statement that Pandor was optimistic that the UK government would finally realise that its decision not only harmed the tourism industry but other businesses from both countries. South Africa will stay on the UK travel red list. Turkey and Pakistan won’t. “Turkey’s case rate is triple South Africa’s and rising fast, while Pakistan’s testing and sequencing rates are a fraction of ours, there is no consistency,” says
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