Leisure travel to SA from several high-risk countries will not be allowed, unless they have highly skilled worker visas, are investors or traveling for business. High risk countries include the UK, USA, France, the Netherlands.

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30 September 2020

Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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Leisure travel to SA from several high-risk countries will not be allowed, unless they have highly skilled worker visas, are investors or traveling for business. High risk countries include the UK, USA, France, the Netherlands.

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