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Covid-19 Certificate Required for South Africa, Zimbabwe Travel

People travelling between South African and Zimbabwe will be required to have a certificate proving their negative Covid-19 status from a test no older than 48 hours. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the rule will be strictly enforced. Many Zimbabweans staying and working in South Africa, travel back home at the end of the year to spend the Christmas and New year holidays with their families. This comes after South Africa confirmed 792,299 cases of Covid-19 with a death toll of 21,644 as of December 2, 2020.

South Africa: SA Covid-19 Death Toll Rises to 21,644

SAnews.gov.za, 2 December 2020

The Covid-19 death toll has now reached 21 644 after 109 more people succumbed to the respiratory disease on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Covid-19 - We Are Going to Be Very Strict, Motsoaledi Warns Zimbabwean Travellers

GroundUp, 2 December 2020

Zimbabweans travelling home for the holidays need a negative Covid-19 certificate in both directions. Read more »
South Africa: SA Covid-19 Cases Rise to 790,004

SAnews.gov.za, 1 December 2020

A further 2 302 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, while 58 more lost their lives due to the deadly virus. Read more »

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Beitbridge Border Post between South Africa and Zimbabwe (file photo).

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