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SA Migration Newsletter
05 / 2023 |
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 SA Migration
International was created out of the need for a
specialist organization to assist people wishing to immigrate,
volunteer, work, bring family, study or open businesses in South
Africa.
How much it costs to buy a bar or pub franchise like Tiger`s Milk, News Cafe, Cubaña, or Bossa
20 March 2023 | News24
South Africa`s bar and pub scene has changed significantly in recent years - particularly when it comes to national franchises.
What was once a market dominated by a handful of traditional pubs and bars has seen the line blurred between bar, pub, and restaurant - to create a safer jack-of-all-trades model.
Many South African bars now tend to look more like restaurants - doing quieter trade during daylight and ramping up with live music, DJs, and drinks specials in the evenings.
They also tend to serve simple meals like burgers and pizzas throughout the day and late into the evening - a move that likely increases the appeal and potential revenue versus the days of grabbing a few evening pints at the bar.
DHA official presents higher visa backlog than Motsoaledi initially reported due to corruption
20 March 2023
Published Mar 15, 2023
Cape Town - Some of the backlogs in visa applications were caused by corruption and suspensions at the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), MPs were told by a department official, who presented higher figures than initially reported.
DHA acting deputy director-general for immigration services, Yusuf Simons, told the Home Affairs portfolio committee members that corruption in the department played a role in the backlog.
Why asylum seekers are choosing Canada in record numbers
Last year, nearly 40,000 migrants crossed into Canada at an unofficial border at the end of a remote rural road in upstate New York - a record number - to seek asylum. Many are driven by the belief that the country is more welcoming than the US. But can Canada handle the influx?
20 March 2023 | BBC News
On a snowy winter day, Roxham Road is cold and quiet. The silence is interrupted by the sound of wheels approaching the end of the path, or the crunching of footsteps on snow.
Around 150 migrants are dropped off here each day, determined to step foot into Canada. Many began their journey as far away as Brazil, with this road in New York state as their finish line.
Roxham Road is not an official border point. There are no border agents at the end of it, only police officers who arrest those who cross.
The emotional impact of emigration, through the eyes of an artist
20 March 2023 | Daily Maverick
As an emigration therapist, I have the privilege to explore the world of emigration through the eyes of my clients. Everyone’s experience is unique. Emigrants venture into a new, unknown world: they leave the familiar to start afresh amid new cultures and environments. Some recall a profound sense of being emotionally uprooted, others fully embrace the opportunities presented and continue to thrive. Yet, some experience both.
A Department of Home Affairs official based in Windhoek has been fired after being caught allegedly fraudulently issuing visas to Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens.
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the department had revoked the visas after the secretary for civics and immigration services based at South Africa`s mission in Windhoek was busted for allegedly selling them to non-qualifying citizens.
The long wait for a Cape Town Refugee Reception Office will finally come to an end on Monday. A new office on Grenville Avenue in Epping is expected to open its doors officially for asylum and refugee services on 20 March.
This comes after more than ten years of court battles since the Department of Home Affairs closed its Cape Town refugee office.
In October last year, GroundUp reported that the new centre had finally started to take shape in Epping.
According to the UCT Refugee Rights Clinic Facebook page, all new asylum and refugee matters will be heard at the Epping offices. “If anyone has any matters that still need to be dealt with before the 20th, you may still be required to attend their old office at Foreshore where the remaining Home Affairs staff will assist you,” the clinic advises.
It’s ‘inexcusable’ that SA still doesn’t offer this when the average work-from-destination traveller could be spending ‘at least’ R50 000 here each month.
Digital nomads are rushing to beautiful locations all over the world but can’t come to South Africa. Image: Bloomberg
It’s been a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his 2022 State of the Nation address (Sona) that a comprehensive review of the work visa system was “currently underway”.
Led by a former director-general of Home Affairs, the review was “exploring the possibility of new visa categories that could enable economic growth”, including “a remote working visa”.
The Hawks arrested suspects running bogus schools File Pic
A gang of 10 suspected foreign nationals were hauled before Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, slapped with fraud charges for tricking the community into two bogus schools.
Their arrests follow a dramatic raid on Monday by a multidisciplinary team headed by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation along with Department of Education and the Department of Home Affairs.
The two bogus schools, Hillcrest International School and Academy of Science, located on Harley Street in Randburg, northwest of Johannesburg, became the center of an illegal operation. SA
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Table of Contents
1. About SA Migration
2. How much it costs to buy a bar or pub franchise like Tiger`s Milk, News Cafe, Cubaña, or Bossa 3. DHA official presents higher visa backlog than Motsoaledi initially reported due to corruption 4. Why asylum seekers are choosing Canada in record numbers 5. The emotional impact of emigration, through the eyes of an artist 6. Home affairs official based in Namibia busted for allegedly selling visas 7. After 10 years of court battles, Home Affairs will open Cape Town refugee office 8. One year on, the remote worker visa feels only a little less like a remote possibilityOne year on, the remote worker visa feels only a little less like a remote possibility 9. Hawks bust bogus schools in Randburg. 10 suspects, all ‘foreign nationals,’nabbed
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