SA can’t campaign against travel bans but restrain its economy

With an unemployment rate of 34.9%, according to Stats SA, one hopes the government has learnt from the past

09 December 2021 - 20:27 By SIBANI MNGADI

Can the SA government afford to restrict its domestic economic activity while complaining about “knee-jerk and unscientific” restrictions on international travel by developed countries after the discovery of the Omicron variant?..

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