Rozanne Stevens: South Africa unfairly blamed for new variant

I understand banning flights from countries that you see as a threat, but I have a duty to speak up and defend my country

Restrictions reintroduced: International passengers walk through the arrivals area at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport on November 26, 2021, in London. Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images

I have a really big anniversary coming up. 

On December 22, I celebrate living in Ireland for the last 22 years, exactly half of my 44 years on this planet, and my whole adult life.