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With the vaccine rollout currently in process in South Africa, and lockdown restrictions gradually easing, where can South Africans fly to internationally?

Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced a range of changes to help deal with long queues typically experienced at the Department of Home Affairs.

The Department of Home Affairs has announced that it will only resume the processing of permanent residency permits in South Africa from next year.

According to Henley & Partners, South Africa has lost three places in the rankings, so that South African passport holders are now able to access 102 destinations without obtaining a prior visa.

The crash in international tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic could cause a loss of more than $4 trillion to the global GDP for the years 2020 and 2021, says the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad). In a report published this week, the agency said that the world is unlikely to reachRead more

180 would-be immigrants and their immigration services providers have hauled South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs to court for delays of six years and more in attempting to secure permanent residence permits.

Home affairs minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has extended the validity period of legally issued visas which expired during the lockdown period.

Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says that his department plans to officially roll out their e-visa system later this year. Motsoaledi said that the rollout is envisaged to commence in the second quarter of the 2021/2022 financial year for short-term visitor visa applications.

Employers note that the monthly maximum remuneration for UIF contributions increased as of 1st of June 2021. Before you finalise your June payroll and pay over the June UIF to SARS, you need to know that the Minister of Finance has made a last-minute announcement as follows:“There is an increase of monthly remuneration liable toRead more

“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it” (John Steinbeck) One of the most important decisions you must make before you marry is what “marital regime” (“matrimonial property system”) you want to apply to your marriage. To recap, you have three choices – Marry in communityRead more