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South Africa to review tourism safety after Cape Town strikes end

Destinations
Ilaria Grasso Macola
11 August 2023

The violent strikes that have hit Cape Town and made journeys to and from the airport difficult over the past week have been called off.

South Africa to review tourism safety after Cape Town strikes end

The strikes have claimed the lives of five people, including that of a 40-year-old UK doctor

The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) announced late on Thursday (10 August) the industrial action – which led to the death of a UK national and four other people – had been called off “after painstaking deliberations and immense pressure on all parties involved”.