Fedhasa has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to end the national state of disaster ahead of his state of the nation address on Thursday. Stock photo. Picture: 123RF.COM
However, other experts, government officials and the World Health Organisation have warned of possible future waves of Covid-19 and that lifting all restrictions would be premature. For the tourism and hospitality sectors this includes improving SA’s visibility and accessibility for international visitors through a proper e-visa system and an additional budget for tourism marketing to restore the country’s reputation after the damaged caused by the Omicron variant at the end of 2021, Anderson said.