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Government has compiled a new proposed list of critical skills, which should make it easier for some overseas workers to get visas to work and live in South Africa.
The list was last updated in 2014.
New additions include jobs like general accountant, investment manager, digital artist, and chef.
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On Thursday, South Africa finally released a proposed new list of critical skills that can make it easier for foreigners in certain jobs to work here.
Those who meet the requirements on the list can get easier access to a visa to work and live in South Africa.
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A tourism expert says he would have wanted the President to articulate plans in SONA to deal with incentivising the domestic tourism market.
Focus on an e-visa should maybe be secondary at this point, in his view, as it speaks to the international tourism market.
Projections by hospitality businesses show a significant decline in earnings, down on average by 72% for the next three months.
The industry and its parent ministry likely expected to hear more on recovery measures and stimulus support in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening.
This is the view of Dr Kaitano Dube of the Department of Hospitality, Tourism & Public Relations at the Vaal University of Technology.
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The framework will enhance cooperation between the above parties and improve the region’s competitiveness as a tourism destination.
As part of the agreement, the partners will collaborate on addressing challenges faced in the region’s travel industry and explore a range of solutions and initiatives that can help transform businesses in the sector, market the region’s tourism offerings to new audiences and promote regional travel.
Citizen reporter KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said officials would intensify screening as more people plan to visit the province during the festive season. EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. Picture: Screenshot
In his address on Monday evening, Ramaphosa declared the Sarah Baartman and Garden Route districts as coronavirus hotspots.
He further announced beaches and public parks in areas with the highest infection would be closed from tomorrow.
This apples to all of the Eastern Cape and the Garden Route district in the Western Cape. In KwaZulu-Natal, beaches and public parks will be closed on what are traditionally the busiest days of the season: 16, 25, 26 and 31 December 2020, as well as 1 to 3 of January 2021.