Sisulu silent whilst SA remains on Red Lists
21 September 2021
Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, needs to break her silence and provide an urgent update on how her department plans to address South Africa’s current status as a “red list” destination for various countries.
The fact that South Africa has remained on the red list for travellers and tourists of various countries is an indictment of the bumbling and clumsy manner in which government has been handling the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
Countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States, which rank the most important countries for tourism and trade for South Africa, have seen that the lack of certainty and efficiency by government and have as a result kept South Africa on their travelling red list. This has direct implications for tourism and the many jobs that will potentially be lost if we remain on red lists.
Throughout all this time, and since being appointed as Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu has been deafeningly silent on this issue. As Tourism Minister, Sisulu should be leading the charge, coordinated with other departments, in fighting that South Africa is taken off any red list.