US to lift travel ban on SA this week

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By Liesl Smit


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President Joe Biden has formally announced he will lift a ban on travel from South Africa and other countries in the region, imposed due to fear of the Omicron Covid-19 variant.

Biden said in a proclamation the travel restrictions are no longer necessary to protect public health. The decision takes effect at just after midnight on Friday, Washington time.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
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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