US Embassy Issues Travel Warning to Americans Visiting South Africa

US Embassy Issues Travel Warning to Americans Visiting South Africa
South African Police Service (SAPS) vehicles are seen parked outside the United States (US) Embassy in Pretoria on June 3, 2020. Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP
Jack Phillips
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The U.S. Embassy in South Africa is urging Americans to be “situationally aware” when traveling to the country’s famed Kruger National Park and to only make stops at designated areas.

“Due to an increase in crime, to include the recent murder of a foreign tourist, the U.S. Embassy in South Africa recommends that U.S. Citizens avoid Numbi Gate at Kruger National Park and instead use either Paul Kruger or Phabeni gates when entering and leaving the park,” the embassy said in an Oct. 11 statement.
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Jack Phillips
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