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If South Africa is intent on fulfilling the provisions of the AfCFTA, then the department of home affairs must relax, rather than retract, its visa requirements for people from other countries, particularly African ones.(Gallo)
AFRICA

White Paper on immigration fails Africa’s free trade aspirations

The African Continental Free Trade Area endorses immigration, yet South Africa’s home affairs department is pushing for stringent requirements for visas

  • Wiseman Zondi
5 min read
Voters queue outside the polling station at the Jules High School, in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, on November 1, 2021. (LUCA SOLA/AFP via Getty Images)
LEADERSHIP

We need a president – woman or man – who cares

Having a woman leader of the country would show a shift in gender equity, but more than that, South Africa needs someone morally unimpeachable who listens to the impoverished

  • Wiseman Zondi
7 min read