COVID-19 in South Africa
Follow this link to stay up to date with the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/
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03, 2020
Travel advisory in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa issued this travel advisory in light of the Government declaring a State of National Disaster DIRCO - corona_virus0317
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03, 2020
Immigration Directive No. 7
This directive addresses temporary measures in respect of foreign nationals in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures apply to all foreign nationals who enter the Republic of South Africa and those who already entered the Republic. Immigration Directive No 7 of 2020 (Covid-19).pdf
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03, 2020
Home Affairs fast-tracks visas for Chinese nationals stuck in South Africa because of the coronavirus
Article Posted: 10 March 2020 by BusinessTech Some countries and airlines have embargoed flights to and from China and have even gone so far as to deny Chinese nationals from the Wuhan district (situated in Hubei), entry into state territory. According to law firm Cliffe Dekker [...]
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02, 2020
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Statement from home affairs on temporary visa concession for Chinese visitors and workers on temporary residence visas in light of Corona virus outbreak GalleryStatement from home affairs on temporary visa concession for Chinese visitors and workers on temporary residence visas in light of Corona virus outbreak
Statement from home affairs on temporary visa concession for Chinese visitors and workers on temporary residence visas in light of Corona virus outbreak
The Minister of Home Affairs has made some exceptions for Chinese visitors and workers on temporary residence visas considering the recent Coronavirus outbreak. Click on the link to open/download the official document from the DHA. Directive Nr. 03 - Chinese Visitors Concession
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02, 2020
5 things you should know about South Africa’s controversial new refugee laws
Article Posted: 2 February 2020 New amendments to the Refugees Act, introduced at the beginning of 2020, are likely to have an impact on any business or individual that regularly employs asylum seekers or refugees. This is the view of Michael Yeates and Kirstin Swanepoel of [...]
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01, 2020
Emigration queries in SA increase by 70%
Published on January 6, 2020 It seems South Africans are as adamant as ever to leave the country as statistics show a 70% increase in enquiries on the process. This according to immigration experts Sable International, who said they have seen a 45% increase in completed emigrations [...]
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01, 2020
Amended refugee act restricts fundamental rights
Article Posted: Thursday, 23 January 2020 Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has defended the new amendments to the Refugees Act that came into effect at the beginning of the year, saying they serve to tie up loose ends and fill gaps that led to regulation [...]
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01, 2020
Foreign refugees in South Africa have just been banned from political activity – as SA builds ‘a paper wall’ against immigration
Article Posted: Phillip de Wet / Business Insider SA/ Jan 03, 2020, 03:13 PM Foreign refugees in South Africa now face deportation if they engage in political activities – including around the issues that drove them from their homes in the first place – under rules [...]
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12, 2019
Ailing teacher stranded in China makes contact with SA embassy
Article Posted: 18 DECEMBER 2019, 10:54AM / MWANGI GITHAHU Cape Town - Henry van Neel, the South African teacher reportedly stranded in China, has made contact with the South African embassy in Beijing. Mario Segal, the fellow South African who brought Van Neel’s plight to the attention of [...]