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Media personality Redi Tlhabi (L) and Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba (R). Picture: EWN.

South africa visa regulations

Experts weigh in on Gigaba-Tlhabi twar

By Mia Lindeque

In the latest incident, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba is taking legal action against former talk show host and author Redi Tlhabi for what he calls...

  • Home Affairs.  Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Home Affairs hopes to further ease visa requirements

    Official said the department has given itself a year to introduce further measures to ease travel to SA.

    2380 days ago
  • Department of Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba. Picture: Home Affairs Twitter: @HomeAffairsSA

    Gigaba celebrates ‘impressive’ tourist statistics

    The Department of Home Affairs has announced a 7.6% increase in foreign arrivals this festive season.

    2405 days ago
  • FILE: Muizenberg Beach. Picture: Cape Town Tourism.

    SA sees tourism rise despite strict visa regulations

    More than two million foreign visitors crossed the country’s borders between 1 December and 7 January.

    2405 days ago
  • FILE: Many Britons are still experiencing problems coming to the country due to stricter new visa regulations. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Visa rules impact number of UK visitors to SA

    A tourism services association says the number should be much higher over this time of year.

    2419 days ago
  • Picture: Chrsta Eybers/EWN.

    Home affairs committee urges visitors to comply with immigration regulations

    The Home Affairs Department has urged travellers to familiarise themselves with the regulations.

    2422 days ago
  • FILE. Home Affairs Director General holds up a sample of an SA unabridged birth certificate, Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    ‘New visa concessions will take the industry forward’

    The Tourism Dept met with industry stakeholders in Sandton to discuss the latest changes.

    2437 days ago
  • Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

    Cabinet gives new visa concession a thumbs up

    Cabinet announced a month ago that stricter visa regulations were being amended.

    2438 days ago
  • FILE. The department has refuted claims that it’s dragging its feet to avoid making changes recommended by an inter-ministerial committee. Picture: Andres de Wet/Wikimedia Commons.

    'No special treatment' while SA visa rules get amended

    Actor Idris Elba was unable to enter SA after failing to produce an unabridged certificate for his daughter.

    2452 days ago
  • FILE: British actor Idris Elba. Picture: AFP

    Idris Elba not allowed to enter SA with daughter

    The actor was told he did not have the correct documents for his daughter.

    2455 days ago
  • Home Affairs Director General holds up a sample of an SA unabridged birth certificate. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Unabridged birth certificates still required

    The Home Affairs Department says they haven't yet implemented changes discussed last month.

    2467 days ago
  • FILE. On Friday, Cabinet announced that regulations requiring biometric visas for tourists and unabridged birth certificates for children travelling to South Africa were being changed. Picture: Aletta Gardner/EWN.

    'New visa rules must be implemented before holidays'

    International airlines want new changes to be implemented before the summer holiday season.

    2482 days ago
  • Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom. Picture: Rama/Wikimedia Commons.

    Relaxed visa regulations are significant - Minister

    Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says his dept plans to communicate the changes to travel agencies and embassies around the world.

    2483 days ago
  • A kayaker looks at a Southern Right with the Cape Town Stadium in the background. The whales were swimming on the Atlantic Seaboard just off Mouille Point. Picture: Kaskazi Kayaks"

    Tourism Minister excited over changes to visa requirements

    Some visa requirements for people travelling in & out of SA have been relaxed.

    2483 days ago
  • Home Affairs.  Picture: Chrsta Eybers/EWN

    SA to relax visa rules after tourism industry suffers

    Industry leaders have said the new rules are costing around $540 million a year in lost revenue.

    2484 days ago
  • A sample of an unabridged birth certificate, Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Concessions made to controversial visa regulations

    The regulations had required parents to carry unabridged birth certificates for children travelling with them.

    2486 days ago
  • Home Affairs Director General holds up a sample of an SA unabridged birth certificate, Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Tourism council seeks meeting with govt over visa rules

    The Tourism Business Council is adamant the new visa rules have had a negative impact on business.

    2507 days ago
  • FILE: The Tourism Business Council has called on government to create industry friendly regulations. Picture: Andres de Wet/Wikimedia Commons.

    Visa regulations: Thousands of jobs on the line

    The tourism industry is warning that thousands of jobs are the line due to SA’s new visa regulations.

    2508 days ago
  • Muizenberg Beach. Picture: Cape Town Tourism.

    Tourism council urges govt to suspend visa rules

    The tourism industry insists the need for unabridged birth certificates has hurt business.

    2508 days ago
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