South Africa’s government announced major changes to the nation’s work permit regulations to attract more professionals to its skills-starved economy and grow the tourism industry.
Under the revised rules published by the Department of Home Affairs in the official Government Gazette on Wednesday, a new points-based system will be used to allocate work visas. The system will be faster and easier to navigate than its predecessor and favor those who have critical or scarce skills, a job offer and can speak at least one of the country’s official languages.
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