Africa remains one of the world’s most strategically important mining regions, hosting vast reserves of critical minerals including copper, cobalt, lithium, manganese, uranium, graphite and gold. These resources are essential to global supply chains and the energy transition, positioning the continent at the centre of long-term mining investment interest.
Progress on economic reforms in South Africa, investment potential and the realities of doing business in the country were the focus of a recent engagement at the Swiss Chamber in Johannesburg, which brought together the Deputy Minister of Finance, Ashor Sarupen, and executives from leading Swiss companies operating in South Africa.
Despite South Africa’s urgent need for investment, innovation and economic growth, applications for the very visa categories most closely linked to these objectives, including critical skills and business visas, remain strikingly low.
South Africa’s newly approved Immigration White Paper has introduced one of the most significant shifts to immigration policy in decades. For many highly skilled foreign nationals currently working in the country, it may be time to seriously consider applying for permanent residence sooner rather than later.
For now, South Africa’s Retired Person Visa remains one of the most accessible routes for foreign nationals wanting to relocate here, but that window is beginning to close with stricter requirements for this visa category expected soon.
Johannesburg
17 Eaton Avenue,
Bryanston, Johannesburg,
Gauteng, 2191
South Africa
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55 York Street,
Dormehls Drift,
George, 6529
South Africa
Cape Town
1002 Harbour Bridge,
Dockrail Road,
Cape Town, 8001
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