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Emirates is a crap shoot and they are cancelling things by 2-3 days on either side so not reliable.

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South African Airlink has started service to Harare from Johannesburg and that airline I trust as it is flying now. They haven’t started to Vic Falls so nothing going to vic Falls except Ethiopian via Addis.

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Originally posted by Labman:

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South African Airlink has started service to Harare from Johannesburg and that airline I trust as it is flying now. They haven’t started to Vic Falls so nothing going to vic Falls except Ethiopian via Addis.

Does SA Airlink allow you to travel with your firearms?

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Originally posted by JTEX:

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Originally posted by Labman:

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South African Airlink has started service to Harare from Johannesburg and that airline I trust as it is flying now. They haven’t started to Vic Falls so nothing going to vic Falls except Ethiopian via Addis.

Does SA Airlink allow you to travel with your firearms?

Yes.

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Originally posted by Bwana338:
South Africa is going into level #3 lock down.

Just in: Ramaphosa puts South Africa back into ‘Level 3’ of lockdown

This is far from festive. President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa has returned to an 'adjusted form' of Level 3 lockdown restrictions.

The inevitable has taken place. During a third lockdown address in the past six weeks, Cyril Ramaphosa has rung the changes once more this evening – and COVID-19 restrictions have been tightened across the country. The president has confirmed that Level 3 lockdown will return to South Africa for the first time since August.

CYRIL RAMAPHOSA PUTS SA INTO ‘ADJUSTED LEVEL 3 RESTRICTIONS’

The alterations come just 24 hours after South Africa breached the ‘one million cases’ mark, as more than 9 500 infections were chalked up on Sunday. In the past month, transmission rates have skyrocketed, propelling the second wave of COVID-19 in Mzansi. A new strain of the disease has also driven the accelerated spread.

Several mitigations have been implemented so far. Hot-spot areas have been declared in the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape. The hours of alcohol sales have been restricted, as restaurants and bars were then asked to close earlier. Curbs were also placed on mass gatherings – but these measures haven’t been enough to contain the virus.

NEW LOCKDOWN CHANGES FOR SOUTH AFRICA ON MONDAY 28 DECEMBER

The president wearily confirmed that stronger interventions were now needed. South Africa will head into 2021 still hamstrung by the devastating effects of COVID-19, and things look likely to get worse before they get any better. Here are all the changes to the new Level 3 lockdown rules, as revealed by Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday.

All indoor and outdoor gatherings are prohibited for the next 14 days, barring funerals, restaurants, gyms, and others.
Alcohol sales from retail outlets and onsite usage is prohibited.

At Level 3, funerals may not be attended by more than 50 people.All businesses must operate at a limited capacity, to accommodate social distancing.

The nationwide curfew will now be extended from 21:00 – 6:00.

Non-essential venues – such as restaurants, and shops – must close at 20:00.

All beaches, dams, lakes, public parks, and swimming pools in hot-spot areas will be closed in hot-spot areas.

Those living in hot-spots are asked to travel only within their own district.

Individuals are now required to wear a mask on a compulsory basis in public – any offenders will be committing an offence, and could face further prosecution including a fine or even imprisonment (for no longer than six months).

LEVEL 3: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19?

We are still months away from a mass rollout of vaccinations, which have long promised to be the end-game for this pandemic. Light may be at the end of the tunnel, but it is a stubbornly long way from where we are right now. And an amended version of Level 3 restrictions will take us into January.

For the foreseeable future, lockdowns and the strict adherence to COVID-19 health protocols remain our only available interventions that can stop the spread of the virus. Factors like complacency, fatigue, and a cavalier attitude shown by some citizens towards the pandemic have also been highlighted as ‘serious areas of concern’.

It seems we will start the new year how we lived this year: In fear on a resilient, relentless, invisible enemy…

Level 3 regulations will be in place until 15 January 2021

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Originally posted by Saeed:
We had a group of bow hunters who just returned after 3 week hunting in South Africa, they did not report any problems.

Only thing they complained about was too much rain!

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Originally posted by JTEX:
My main question is when you need a Covid test prior to leaving South Africa, where do you get it?

At the airport? From a private doctor/clinic?

Who oversees the quarantine?

Where can you quarantine?

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Originally posted by tanks:
The 72 hour rule can cause issues if people have layovers due to flight schedules, e.g. get to J'Burg with one airline and then take a local airline the next day to Harare etc..

One might have to take a second test prior to the second leg of the journey.