Safety for tourists must be priority

The tourism sector is just trying to pick itself up off the floor after a devastating period of over two years due to Covid restrictions. The Kruger National Park is one of South Africa’s crown jewels, with over a million foreign tourists visiting each year before the pandemic hit. To encourage tourists – both local and international -–and make South Africa a destination of choice, security and safety must be first and foremost. The death of a German tourist on the Numbi Gate Road this week after a botched hijacking is horrible news. It’s horrible because one life lost to...