Dumb Visa regulations killing golden goose of SA’s English language schools
South Africa’s lucrative English language school industry is starting to crumble due to the country’s recently implemented visa regulations.
South Africa’s lucrative English language school industry is starting to crumble due to the country’s recently implemented visa regulations.
The Tourism Business Council has warned that the ban on four federations from bidding for international events by Fikile Mbalula could have a devastating effect on inbound tourism.
The visa changes put in place by Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba were apparently rescinded, or that’s what the communication has been. But this mailbox tells us otherwise.
For reasons best known to Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba, five months after his appointment he effected a drastic change to Visa regulations that soon impacted tourism numbers. The rebound since he recanted was immediate.
The worrisome decline in international tourism numbers is a sign that South Africa is shooting itself in the foot and allowing other destinations to lure those tourists away, warns Fedhasa.
DA shadow minister of tourism James Vos says Baleka Mbete has rejected the party’s call for an urgent debate on the indefensible visa regulations.
Wealth coach JT Foxx argues the new child visa regulations are making it difficult for entrepreneurs to succeed in South Africa
Douglas Gibson, a long serving Member of Parliament, shares the nightmare family members were subjected to by Home Affairs officials on arrival to South Africa with the new visa regulations.
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