Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa in a post-Cabinet media briefing recently disclosed that Cabinet had given the greenlight for the opening of Kazungula and Victoria Falls Border Posts for tourists following the success of mass vaccination of citizens in the resort city.
“Cabinet acceded to a request by the tourism industry to open the Victoria Falls and Kazungula Border Posts to tourists who are fully vaccinated. This is in view of the realization that over 60% of the population in Victoria Falls has been vaccinated,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.
The Minister of Information added that the new thrust now was to focus the vaccination programme on hot spots and people’s markets and it was observed that Victoria Falls, Kariba and Chiredzi recorded high numbers among those getting the first dose.
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Zimbabwe opens borders for vaccinated tourists
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VICTORIA FALLS,
(CAJ News) – TOURISTS that have received the coronavirus vaccine are now exempt from Zimbabwe’s closure of the border with Zambia.
This follows the Zimbabwean government opening the Victoria Falls and Kazungula border posts for such visitors.
The government has thus acceded to the request by the Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe (TBCZ).
Wengayi Nhau, the TBCZ president, said the country could adopt a “new normal approach” that includes incentivising vaccinated citizens by allowing them to travel as well as to open the two borders to save the tourism industry from collapse.