Riyaz Patel
The Presidential Working Committee on the Jobs Summit says there’s been “substantial progress” in specific interventions that will enable greater job creation.
The Committee pointed to progress in reforming and modernising South Africa’s visa regime, the issuing of water use licences, the release of broadband spectrum, saving jobs in distressed firms and improving the certainty of electricity supply.
The Presidential Working Committee comprises senior leadership of the different NEDLAC constituencies.
Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi reported that changes to South Africa’s visa regime to make the country more accessible for visitors, investors and people with skills that are critical to building the economy, were currently underway.
The Department of Home Affairs has said it has lowered the turnaround times for critical work skills visas, which are now issued within four weeks in 88,5 percent of applications.
Business and general work visas are issued within eight weeks in 98
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