A KwaZulu-Natal-based travel agency says it has helped bring at least 150 South Africans back home in the past 48 hours, as tensions escalate in the Middle East. CEO of World of Travel, Ishad Malek, says most of the South Africans assisted were on pilgrimage in Jerusalem. We have people, yes, being as it may, the Middle East and the trouble that’s taking place in the Middle East, people are obviously still looking forward to continuing their journeys. WATCH | At least 150 South Africans caught up in the escalating international conflict in the Middle East have been brought home by rerouting. pic.twitter.com/hvQZh4etLu — SABC News (@SABCNews) March 2, 2026RELATED VIDEO | Middle East tensions | South Africans increasingly becoming anxious

Source: Ethiopian News March 02, 2026 11:41 UTC