South Africa’s Critical Skills Work Visa offers skilled professionals an opportunity to work in the country in occupations with a shortage of local expertise. This visa, akin to other global work permits, targets sectors vital to economic growth and development.
Prominent South African business figures are stepping up to the task in chairing several working groups of the B20, consisting of captains of industry across the globe, who will in the run up to the G20 Summit in November, formulate recommendations ensuring business has a voice at the highest levels of international economic governance.
South Africa’s imminent implementation of an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, as announced in the State of the Nation Address (SONA), will allow a full digital visa application process, ensuring a quick and effective turnaround time for travellers coming for short-term visits. This will help boost tourism numbers which have not yet recovered to pre-COVID-19 levels.
How Home Affairs’ Immigration Reforms Could Drive SA’s Growth in 2025
Since the Government of National Unity (GNU) was formed in July 2024, consumer and business confidence picked up, and many global leaders see the creation of the GNU as positive and a sign of stability. There is also improved sentiment towards South Africa and the prospects for our economy in the years ahead, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his weekly newsletter to citizens after attending the WEF meeting in Davos.
