The EFF has criticised US President Donald Trump over his decision to impose a travel ban on select countries, calling the ...

Health Minister Joe Phaahla told a media briefing that South Africa was acting with transparency and travel bans were against the norms and standards of the World Health Organization (WHO), ...

Fauci, the government’s top infectious-diseases expert, said extending the ban and including South Africa “clearly will be helpful.” He said it is prudent to restrict travel of non-U.S ...

South African officials have rebuked the international community’s rush to ban travel from their country and others in Africa, with the foreign ministry claiming that it was “akin to punishing ...

South Africa is reacting angrily to the way many countries around the world, including the United States, have imposed travel restrictions on travelers from southern Africa. South African ...

The CDC's travel ban affects South Africa – where omicron was first detected – as well as Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Most noncitizens who have ...

A new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa appears to be rapidly mutating and spreading among younger patients, officials announced on Thursday. The new variant — dubbed B.1.1.529 by ...

The USA has banned African athletes from entering the country, sparking global outrage and raising concerns over ...