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Trust without borders: Setting standards for global interoperability with digital identities

Technology

Trust without borders: Setting standards for global interoperability with digital identities

Issued by Perfect Word 25 Mar 2025

Charlroy Vollmer, immigration consultant at Immigration Consultant SA

Talent Acquisition

Critical skills visa: A solution to South Africa's brain drain?

Charlroy Vollmer 12 Mar 2025

HR Tools & Software

Digital business visa application system goes live

10 Mar 2025

South Africa welcomes first Chinese tourists under new visa scheme

Tourism

South Africa welcomes first Chinese tourists under new visa scheme

24 Feb 2025

Department of Home Affairs launches phase one of Trusted Tour Operator Scheme

Tourism

Department of Home Affairs launches phase one of Trusted Tour Operator Scheme

13 Feb 2025

SA sees tourism rebound with 8.92 million arrivals in 2024

Tourism

SA sees tourism rebound with 8.92 million arrivals in 2024

6 Feb 2025

Where to next for South African travellers in 2025?

Travel

Where to next for South African travellers in 2025?

Euan McNeil 3 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: HR & Management

HR & Management

#BestofBiz 2024: HR & Management

17 Dec 2024

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

Travel

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

6 Dec 2024

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4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's new digital nomad visa - for the ultimate workcation

Lizelle Ellmann van Rhyn 3 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Rex Cowley, director and co-founder of Overseas Trust and Pension.

Financial Services

Beyond borders: How foreign pensions empower South Africans to build global wealth

18 Nov 2024

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

Agriculture

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

31 Oct 2024

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HR & Management

Department announces gazetting of remote work visitor visa

9 Oct 2024

Labour Law & Unions

South Africa introducing visa reforms to boost economy, says minister

Nellie Peyton 3 Oct 2024

Remote worker visa, tour scheme to boost SA’s tourism and economy

Travel

Remote worker visa, tour scheme to boost SA’s tourism and economy

18 Sep 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Tax and employment considerations for digital nomads

Nivaani Moodley 19 Aug 2024

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Travel

VFS Global opens new centres for Ireland visas in SA

26 Jul 2024

Boosting trade with open skies, ports, and streamlined visas in Africa

Logistics & Transport

Boosting trade with open skies, ports, and streamlined visas in Africa

26 Jul 2024

Finalists selected for inaugural Bio Centrifuge Africa competition

Higher Education

Finalists selected for inaugural Bio Centrifuge Africa competition

Issued by Eduvos 11 Jul 2024

Botswana, South African travellers to Ireland now require visas

Travel

Botswana, South African travellers to Ireland now require visas

11 Jul 2024

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Home Affairs extends temporary visa concession

4 Jul 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Doing business in SA: 5 legal advantages

Ginen Moodley 3 Jul 2024

Namibia's tightened visa rules threaten tourism growth

Tourism

Namibia's tightened visa rules threaten tourism growth

18 Jun 2024

Hospitality Industry Think Tank set to propel SA tourism forward

Tourism

Hospitality Industry Think Tank set to propel SA tourism forward

6 Jun 2024

Source: The Aroya Cruises’ private island.

Hospitality

#ATM2024: Get ready to explore Saudi Arabia by sea

Katja Hamilton 21 May 2024

Mvelo Hlophe, CEO at Zaio

HR & Management

SA's new digital nomad visa and what it means for local coders

Mvelo Hlophe 6 May 2024

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Cabinet approves Final White Paper On Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection

18 Apr 2024

Property

Circumventing the relocation maze: successful emigration essentials

Ian Pettey 19 Apr 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Home Affairs clarifies misunderstanding on work visas

11 Apr 2024

Facilities & Property Management

Appeal in case concerning R40m SA-Zimbabwe border fence dismissed

11 Apr 2024

VFS Global signs visa service contracts with UK, Norway, and Sweden governments

Travel

VFS Global signs visa service contracts with UK, Norway, and Sweden governments

10 Apr 2024

UN Tourism report: Global travel openness rebounds to pre-pandemic levels

Tourism

UN Tourism report: Global travel openness rebounds to pre-pandemic levels

14 Mar 2024

SADC economic future takes flight – Aviation leaders call for liberalisation of skies

Aviation

SADC economic future takes flight – Aviation leaders call for liberalisation of skies

11 Mar 2024

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has turned to the Constitutional Court in his bid to appeal against a Pretoria High Court judgment that found the process he used to end the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme was neither fair nor lawful. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court

Tania Broughton 6 Mar 2024

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HR Tools & Software

Home Affairs introduces one-stop shop for business applications, work visas

28 Feb 2024

The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme will not end any time soon, following a Supreme Court of Appeal dismissal of the Minister of Home Affairs’ request for leave to appeal. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling

Tania Broughton 23 Feb 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SIU to investigate Home Affairs and Prasa

19 Feb 2024

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Labour Law & Unions

Draft work visa regulations a boon for attracting skills

12 Feb 2024

SA tourism industry outraged by sudden visa renewal changes

Travel

SA tourism industry outraged by sudden visa renewal changes

1 Feb 2024

AskCarlaKote secures R300m annual deal to supply poultry delicacies to China

Agriculture

AskCarlaKote secures R300m annual deal to supply poultry delicacies to China

23 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Top 10 travel trends for 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Top 10 travel trends for 2024

Martin Wiest 12 Jan 2024

Africa's open visa policy eases cross-border travel, unlocks trade and investment

Tourism

Africa's open visa policy eases cross-border travel, unlocks trade and investment

13 Dec 2023

The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Refugees Act which dictate that asylum seekers who have not renewed their visas within a month of expiry are considered to have permanently abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers

Tania Broughton 13 Dec 2023

Social media: the catalyst behind the surge in Black Friday craze

Social Media

Social media: the catalyst behind the surge in Black Friday craze

Sunil Sewpersadh, Issued by Yashtech Consulting 22 Nov 2023

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Tourism

Western Cape braces for record summer tourism season

23 Oct 2023