Why are we locking away Africa when this virus is already on three continents?”
The phrase “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” aptly paints the picture in which South Africa finds itself in -declared a pariah state by world hypocrites for doing the right thing. During apartheid there was a time when the international community wanted nothing to do with South Africa because of the inhumane racist system of segregation.
During apartheid there was a time when the international community wanted nothing to do with South Africa because of the inhumane racist system of segregation. That was understandable, when dealing with a country whose vast black majority had no right to vote, were not free to stay in residential areas of choice, could not marry across colour line and were made third-class citizens by a white minority regime.
The timing of the travel ban has come when the tourism industry is recovering from previous hard Covid lockdowns, with many local hotels and tourist attractions expecting an influx of foreign travellers during the festive season.Experts such as University of Stellenbosch sustainable development professor Mark Swilling have pointed out there seemed to be no empirical reason for the travel blockade.
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