{"id":91652,"date":"2025-10-16T12:29:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/cabinet-urges-foreign-nationals-to-be-respectful-guests"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:55:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:55:56","slug":"cabinet-urges-foreign-nationals-to-be-respectful-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/cabinet-urges-foreign-nationals-to-be-respectful-guests","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet Urges Foreign Nationals to Be Respectful Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Cabinet has called on foreign nationals to be &#8220;respectful and well-mannered guests&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The call follows the discovery of anti-retroviral (ARV) medication at the scene of a deadly bus crash.<\/p>\n<p>The bus, which was travelling from the Eastern Cape to Zimbabwe, was carrying Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals when it veered off the N1 highway in Limpopo, killing 42 people.<\/p>\n<p>Among the wreckage, authorities found a box containing ARV medication and other prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p>A full-scale investigation has since been launched to determine the circumstances surrounding the apparent smuggling of essential medication.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a media briefing in Pretoria on Thursday, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni described the matter as deeply concerning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cabinet calls on foreign nationals to be well-mannered guests in South Africa and reminds everyone that it took a lot of effort to stop the recent unsavoury treatment meted out against foreign nationals at local clinics. 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