August 2024

The Mauritius Minister of Finance has a clear fiscal vision for Mauritius, and he remains convinced of the continued growth trajectory of their economy. There is a uniform strategy to ensure that Mauritius remains a destination of choice for foreign capital and attracting foreign talent and wealth. For the past 5 years his administration has surpassed the global growth predictions for the Mauritius economy. The policies and delivery of government sectors are co-ordinated, with foreign investment and critical skills as key priorities.

It is a struggle to fill South Africa’s corner offices.

According to the latest Critical Skills Survey Report by Xpatweb, C-suite executives are among the top 10 skills businesses find hard to recruit, with 10% of large corporates and multinationals in South Africa listing it as a challenge.

Drilling down into the Survey ­results, it is clear companies find it especially difficult to fill the positions of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO).

In 2023-’24 the need for experienced CEOs, increased by 2 percentage points to 21%, compared to 2021. The demand for COOs spiked from 24% of respondents battling to attract these experts in 2021, to 28% in 2024.

Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber is confident that the department will be able to clear the 300 000-plus visa backlog by December, as he looks to tackle key issues facing the entity and position it as an enabler of economic growth.

Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says he plans to clear the backlog of more than 300,000 visa applications stuck at local home affairs offices and foreign missions.

As Suid-Afrika ‘n bykomende 11 000 werknemers met skaars en kritieke vaardighede per jaar hierheen kan lok, kan dit 1,2% by die jaarlikse BBP-groei voeg, sê dr. Leon Schreiber, minister van binnelandse sake.