 And now to South Africa, where the country has given several diplomats from Lesotho, 72 hours, to leave the country over the illegal sale of duty-free alcohol. Notice from the South African authorities listed the diplomats and their dependents and stated that they had abused the diplomatic privileges. Lesotho has listed itself from the actions of the diplomat and said that it was working on their return. The countries foreign affairs ministry wrote that it had learned with disappointment and embarrassment of the news. The South African government has declared all those involved as Pesna non grataire. The illegal sale of alcohol in South Africa grew in 2020 during the coronavirus lockdowns that saw stores and bars close to a preventive spread of the virus. Get the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.