September 2020

The 2019/20 Critical Skills Survey specifically tracked the impact of immigration across various sectors within South Africa’s economy.

Xpatweb recently conducted an extensive Africa Permit Risk Survey on 70 multinational employers across Africa to understand the impact of travel restrictions due to COVID-19 on their projects and employees. Survey results show that 44% of respondents urgently require employees who cannot return to job sites due to travel restrictions, and 31% of these expatriates’ passports have expired.

The Department of Higher Education and Training released the draft list of Occupations in High Demand on 17 August 2020.