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South Africa is 'safe' for tourists

Due to a dangerous COVID varriant, South Africa has been blacklisted by many countries as unsafe to travel to. But Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says travel warnings are based on "misinformation."

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