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South African visa applicants face massive backlog

The huge backlog of visa applications for South Africa will not be cleared until at least June 2024, officials have admitted. [...]

Published on 15/12/2022 at 06:00 GMT

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South African business leaders irritated by trade minister's interference in Competition Commission

The new competition commissioner, Doris Tshepe, is dealing with Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel's, intention to secure jobs and empower Black South Africans into the economy. He is circumventing the Competition Commission in order to do so, much to the dismay of South African business leaders.

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Ebrahim Patel, South African Minister of Industry and Trade.

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Foreign investor visas divide Pretoria in midst of economic slump

Several Western countries are pushing South Africa to set up a system to grant foreign companies visas for their staff based on the amount of money they invest in the country. But the government, against a backdrop of growing nationalism and mass unemployment, is split on the issue.

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South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa deploys Operation Vulindlela to sidestep defiant ministers

The government's Operation Vulindlela, jointly run by the presidency and the treasury, is trying to implement structural reforms in several key sectors of the South African economy, from transport to telecommunications and visas.

Subscribers only Politics 28.11.2022

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TotalEnergies and Shell's South African venture turns sour

Friction between Pretoria and exploration investors is jeopardising the development of South Africa's oil and gas. Energy firms point the finger at the country's red tape and recent legal rulings, while the South African energy minister lays part of the blame on environmental NGOs.

Subscribers only Energy 19.10.2022

A TotalEnergies truck transporting fuel in Durban, South Africa on 7 February 2019. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

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