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Reserve Bank's warning on visa rules vindicates tourism industry
The bank says new regulations for people travelling to SA are beginning to have an impact on the economy.
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Hanekom: I'm not at loggerheads with Gigaba over visa laws
The Tourism Minister says he and his Home Affairs counterpart share a common purpose of protecting SA.
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OPINION: One person, one passport, one road to injustice
Stephen Grootes unpacks the suggestion that the ANC wants South Africans to have only one passport.
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Impact of SA visa regulations monitored closely
The WC Red Tape Reduction Unit warns the new rules are expected to result in a R384m loss for the province.
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Parents urged to thoroughly check home affairs requirements
A mother with dual SA & British citizenship is currently trying to appeal a five-year ban against her child.
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Visa negligence gets UK baby banned from SA
Officials say the UK-born child had overstayed on her visa by 18 days and would be banned for 5 years.
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Govt to take a long, hard look at visa regulations
A task team led by Cyril Ramaphosa will establish the impact the new rules have had on tourism & jobs.
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Satsa ‘ready to help’ visa regulation task team
An inter-ministerial task team will look at and review newly implemented visa regulations by Home Affairs.
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OPINION: Hanekom vs Gigaba: When a law hurts the country
Stephen Grootes questions the arguments in favour of the new visa regulations.
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Ministers in 'rare' public spat over visa regulations
The ministers of Tourism & Home Affairs are at loggerheads over the new visa rules.
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Tourism Minister: We need to find an alternative to visa regulations
Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom speaks to 702’s John Robbie about the impact of the newly implemented visa regulations on the Tourism industry.
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New visa rules cause ‘worrying drop’ in tourism
Minister Derek Hanekom has admitted the new regulations have had a huge impact on the industry.
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ANALYSIS: Is there new evidence on SA child trafficking numbers?
Africa Check asks if there’s new data to back the claim that 30,000 children are trafficked each year in SA.
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'New visa rules contradict Children’s Act'
The Centre for Child Law says the new regulations are far too costly & impractical for single parents.
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Home Affairs denies fabricating child trafficking figures
The dept denies fabricating numbers to push for the implementation of new visa laws.
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SA visa hurdle leaves Dutch teens in limbo
The group were unable to board their flight to attend a youth conference.
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New visa rule forces Dutch teenagers to turn back
The minors were allegedly unable to produce unabridged birth certificates and parental consent affidavits.
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'New visa rules in the interest of SA's security'
Home affairs and Wesgro are hosting a workshop to help unpack and explain changes to legislation.
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'New visa regulations designed to protect children'
Home Affairs said that the new regulations are designed for national security and to protect children.
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'New visa regulations need better enforcement'
Home Affairs maintains the new regulations are necessary to combat child trafficking.
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'We will not review requirements for children travelling to and from SA'
The new requirements stipulate minors travelling must have an unabridged birth certificate.
