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11 awesome countries South Africans can visit visa-free in 2018

Source: Biztech, 28/02/2018

Arton Capital has released its latest Passport Index, with South
Korea taking the lead with the worldâ€™s most powerful passport for the
first time.
The index is used by governments from around the world to monitor the
power of their passports ï¿½` and is largely based on how many countries
it grants you access to without a visa.
South Korea and Singapore now have the worldâ€™s most powerful passport
with a score of 162, followed by Germany and Japan (161 countries),
then Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Italy, France, and Spain with a score
of 160 countries.
â€œWe are currently seeing not one but two Asian countries with the
most powerful passports in the world,â€ said Armand Arton, founder and
president of Arton Capital.
â€œThis is a testament to the increased global respect and trust Asian
countries are commanding,â€ he said.
While South Africa has one of the strongest passports among African
countries, it is ranked 47th on the list with a score of 95 countries
open to visa-free travel.
However, this could change following the re-appointment of Malusi
Gigaba as minister of home affairs, following a brief stint as
minister of finance.
Before his appointment to the finance ministry, Gigaba had targeted
visa-free travel for South Africans to the European Union, an
initiative which has stalled somewhat in his absence.
Speaking to the BusinessTech at the end of January 2018, a Home
Affairs spokesperson confirmed that visa-free travel to the EU was
still on the cards, but that it was currently being decided on a
country by country basis, with no time-frame as to when this may be
completed.
Below is a list of the countries South Africans can currently visit
visa-free, including 11 popular holiday destinations.
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Bahamas

Barbados

Brazil

Fiji

Hong Kong

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Mauritius

South Korea

Thailand

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