Are you a highly skilled international professional whose expertise is in short supply in South Africa’s local labour market? Or are you an employer operating in a high-demand sector, struggling to find the relevant skills locally?
Thousands of Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders in South Africa should note that this temporary exemption permit does not allow for them to directly convert to becoming permanent residents, despite recent suggestions to this effect.
Cabinet has approved the Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection (CIRP), marking one of the most complex and consequential governance undertakings of the democratic era.
Foreign nationals in South Africa who have faced uncertainty while awaiting the outcome of their long-pending visa, waiver, and appeal applications have been granted welcome and unexpected relief by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), allowing them to remain in the country under the concession for a further 15 months.
Following his recent budget speech, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana outlined South Africa’s improving fiscal outlook and reform agenda to members of the German, Austrian and Swiss business chambers on 9 March 2026. Addressing various German multinational companies and stakeholders already invested in South Africa or considering expansion, he made the case that the country is entering a period of renewed economic momentum and creating valuable investment opportunities.
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