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South African business travellers beware: countries on the continent are tightening their requirements for business visas

Source: The South African, 24/02/2017

Home affairs minister Malusi Gigabe is in the process of finalising
new legislation that the dept hopes will improve the current handling
of migrants.

The International migration white paper is set to make its way to
parliament in March and will tackle important issues around asylum
seekers and immigration. Minister Malusi Gigaba believes the new bill
will further protect genuine asylum seekers while closing legal
loopholes currently exploited by some migrants.

The minister added that his department will also establish a new
border management authority, but perhaps itâ€™s not the organisation and
rather the staff that have led us to the disastrous state weâ€™re in
today.

According to the department of home affairs, 33 000 illegal immigrants
were booted from South African between 2015 and 2016.

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