Delinking Citizenship and Permanent Residency

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On 28 July 2017 the Department of Home Affairs released its anticipated White Paper on International Migration that provides a policy framework that will result in changes to our Immigration Legislation. The amendment process has commenced and is expected to be finalised in March 2019.

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South African Expats – Is Your South African passport at risk?

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There appears a remarkable amount of misinformation flying about between South African expatriates abroad on when you can legally lose your South African passport. Is there any truth in that as a South African living and working abroad, you cease South African citizenship and must hand in your South African passport?

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Plugging the gaps in SA's scarce skills supply

Plugging the gaps in SA’s scarce skills supply

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South Africa’s skills shortages in critical sectors remain an obstacle to growth. Renewed efforts to find solutions and to place skills development at the centre of the country’s development agenda are welcomed.

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South Africa is haemorrhaging high-skilled ICT professionals: Here's where they're going

South Africa is haemorrhaging high-skilled ICT professionals – here’s where they’re going

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A dire shortage of highly skilled engineers and ICT professionals is severely constraining the growth of South Africa’s high technology sector to the detriment of job creation and economic growth, says Pierre le Roux, group managing director of technology solutions provider, Moyo Business Advisory (MBA).

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Department of Home Affairs clamping down on illegal immigrant employment

Department of Home Affairs clamping down on illegal immigrant employment

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It is now a matter of when and not if companies employing foreign nationals will be audited by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The arrest of at least 25 illegal foreign nationals at the beginning of May by the Cape Town Police, accompanied by officials from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), sparked a […]

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