Africa
Zanzibar's borders are open — and you couldn't dream of a more idyllic escape
As South Africans get the go-ahead to travel within Africa, Michelle Jana Chan explores the wonder of this Tanzanian island, which you can visit with no visas or Covid tests required
27 September 2020 - 00:03
Zanzibar quickly works its magic. At its go-slow airport, I tumble into a cab to head to town, passing women in voluminous patterned dresses and children walking to school in immaculate uniforms; girls in navy pinafores with matching hijab, boys in starched white shirts and pressed shorts...
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