President Cyril Ramaphosa said most remaining rules will be rolled back from September 20, and that international travel would "gradually and cautiously" resume on October 1st.
South Africa has been particularly hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 651,000 infections and over 15,600 deaths recorded to date -- around half the total number of cases detected on the continent.
South Africa will reopen its borders to most countries next month, the president said Wednesday, part of a wider easing of anti-coronavirus measures announced as figures continue to improve.
The continent's most industrialised economy shuttered its borders at the start of a strict nationwide lockdown on March 27 to limit the spread of the virus.
