Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities David Maynier claims that they have received complaints from business executives and immigration attorneys claiming that their emails to the Department of Home Affairs requesting permission to travel for business from high-risk countries to South Africa have not been answered.
In his letter, he states:"I would urge you to intervene in this matter was extreme urgency to ensure that the backlog of requests sent to the ‘’ email address is processed as a matter of urgency and that there are sufficient capacity answers to all new applications made within 24 hours of receipt." He suggested that all travellers should be required to produce proof of a negative Covid-19 test result not older than 72 hours from the time of departure, supplemented by vigorous screening on arrival and antigen testing at the airport should they fail to pass screening protocols.
Please correct the typo, there’s only one Minister of Finance in SA and he is tito_mboweni