Covid-19: Zimbabwe has finally re-opened all land borders to vaccinated ordinary travellers!

Zimbabwe's Government has finally put in place the necessary legal instruments in line with the latest Cabinet decision, so that travellers, who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, are now allowed (since 04 March 2022) to enter Zimbabwe via its land borders. The regarding regulations are contained in the Goverment's General Notice 421 of 2022. Zimbabwe had closed all land borders to curb the spread of Covid-19 except for cargo transport, returning citizens and other authorised persons.
Zimbabwe's Government announced on 15 February 2022 that all (!) ports have been opened. Despite the announcement, the land border remained closed because the Attorney General's (AG) office was late crafting a statutory instrument to operationalise the decision of Zimbabwe's Cabinet to open land borders for vaccinated ordinary travellers.

Covid-19: Zimbabwe has re-opened all land borders! [update]

update (03 March 2022): Zimbabwe's land borders are still closed to non-essential travel. According to Zimbabwean state-owned newspaper "The Chronicle", the Attorney General's (AG) office is crafting a statutory instrument to operationalise the decision of Zimbabwe's Cabinet to open land borders for vaccinated ordinary travellers. The statutory instrument is expected to be gazetted in due course.

The Government of Zimbabwe has re-opened all land borders with immediate effect on 15 February 2022 as the number of Covid-19 cases in the country continue to decline. According to the Zimbabwe's Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa, all persons entering Zimbabwe must have undergone a valid Covid-19 PCR test not more than 48 hours from the time of their departure for Zimbabwe, and be fully vaccinated. Those with a booster shot have an entry advantage.

#PostCabinetBriefing All ports of entry have been opened. All persons entering Zimbabwe must have undergone a valid COVID-19 PCR Test not more than48 hours from the time of their departure for Zimbabwe, and be fully vaccinated. Those with a booster shot have an entry advantage pic.twitter.com/Su9c00D2J6

— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) February 15, 2022

Malawi closes all land borders for two weeks to fight the rising cases of Covid-19!

Malawi's Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 yesterday (22 December 2020) announced that for the next two weeks (until 06 January 2021?), all of Malawi's land borders are closed except for "essential services". According to the country's Minister of Health, Khumbite Kandodo Chiponda, Malawi allows the entry of deported Malawians from mainly South Africa and those who left the country for business-related reasons. The international airports in Malawi remain open with more strict measures to ensure that all people flying in are Covid-19 negative. Public gatherings in Malawi, such as religious gatherings or football matches, have also been restricted to a maximum of 100 people for the next 2 weeks.