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South Africa ready to start reopening tourism sector

Destinations
James Chapple
5 June 2020

South Africa this week embarked on the first phase of its efforts to reopen its tourism economy, with initial domestic activity set to be followed by a regional and international resumption.

Tough at the top

The country’s five-tier Covid alert system was lowered from level four to three on Monday (1 June), the level at which the South African government previously committed to easing measures to allow tourism to resume.


When the country’s alert system was devised in April, it was envisaged tourism activities would be able to resume at levels two and one.