{"id":459,"date":"2025-05-22T04:52:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T04:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bragahost.com\/?p=459"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:35:09","slug":"the-oval-office-called-we-answered-with-a-safari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bragahost.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/22\/the-oval-office-called-we-answered-with-a-safari\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oval Office Called. We Answered \u2013 With a Safari"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So, the Oval Office had thoughts about <\/span>South Africa<\/span><\/a> this week. Again. In a scene that felt part political theatre, part daytime soap opera, President Trump raised \u201cconcerns\u201d about crime in South Africa during a meeting with President Ramaphosa \u2013 and within hours, our inboxes began to fill with that dreaded question:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cBut is it safe?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>We get it. Headlines like these can spook even the most seasoned travellers. But before you cancel your safari and book a week in Iceland, j<\/em>ust to be safe<\/em>, let\u2019s breathe\u2026 and talk facts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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South Africa will welcome you with open arms<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Spoiler Alert: You\u2019re Safer Than You Think<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s start here: you\u2019re statistically more likely to be injured by your bathroom rug than\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0crime while on safari.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Africa isn\u2019t perfect. No place is. But we are not the dystopian safari crime scene the headlines love to paint.<\/span><\/p>\n