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Girl power: Female-focused products driving South Africa’s vitamins market

Women's Health

Girl power: Female-focused products driving South Africa’s vitamins market

Issued by Insight Survey 2 Apr 2025

Charlroy Vollmer, immigration consultant at Immigration Consultant SA

Talent Acquisition

Critical skills visa: A solution to South Africa's brain drain?

Charlroy Vollmer 12 Mar 2025

Western Cape’s Grade R, 1 and 8 admissions open: Full application details

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape’s Grade R, 1 and 8 admissions open: Full application details

6 Mar 2025

The deadline for the transition from the SASSA Gold Card to the Black Card is looming. Archive photo: Marecia Damons / GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

About 1.9m people still need to swap gold cards as Sassa deadline looms

Marecia Damons 5 Mar 2025

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

5 immigration service targets and what Home Affairs needs to achieve them

Imraan Mahomed, Taryn York and Mapaseka Nketu 15 Jan 2025

Informal Retailing

Government extends spaza shop registration amid rising foodborne illness crisis

19 Dec 2024

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

Travel

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

6 Dec 2024

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4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's new digital nomad visa - for the ultimate workcation

Lizelle Ellmann van Rhyn 3 Dec 2024

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HR & Management

Department announces gazetting of remote work visitor visa

9 Oct 2024

PR & Communications

Miss Universe Nigeria: When seizing the moment turns into a PR nightmare

Tlhogi Ngwato 26 Aug 2024

Ursula Fear, Salesforce senior talent programme manager.

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's skills gap is a threat to innovation and growth

Ursula Fear 26 Mar 2024

Is it necessary to report the death of SA expats to Home Affairs?

Law of Succession

Is it necessary to report the death of SA expats to Home Affairs?

Jenny Fung and Daniel Hirschowitz 19 Mar 2024

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HR Tools & Software

Home Affairs introduces one-stop shop for business applications, work visas

28 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Tayyibat Mohammed, Nigerian Consul General, United Arab Emirates; Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill, executive chairman, RivExcel; Buti Al Mulla, chairman of the Board of Directors of Mohamed & Obaid AlMulla Group; Sherif Beshara, group chief executive officer of Mohamed & Obaid AlMulla Group and American Hospital, Dubai; Marwan Al Mulla, general director, Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Mohamed Al Mheri, director of Health Tourism, Dubai Health Authority (DHA).

Public Health

American Hospital Dubai and RivExcel expand medical tourism reach

9 Feb 2024

SA tourism industry outraged by sudden visa renewal changes

Travel

SA tourism industry outraged by sudden visa renewal changes

1 Feb 2024

Navigating SA’s business compliance landscape in 2024: Companies Act and CIPC changes in full effect

SMEs

Navigating SA’s business compliance landscape in 2024: Companies Act and CIPC changes in full effect

Issued by Company Partners 29 Jan 2024

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Legal

Sassa clarifies report on 74,000 deceased ghost accounts

12 Jan 2024

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Public comments on White Paper on Citizenship, Migration and Refugee Protection extended

11 Jan 2024

The IBM Z platform leverages AI for the highest security, performance and availability. Source: ibm.com

Services

Home Affairs service down because of SITA mainframe issue

Lindsey Schutters 4 Jan 2024

The Pretoria High Court will hear a matter this week in which Lawyers For Human Rights is representing more than 100 people who have fallen victim to Home Affairs’s “arbitrary” ID blocking practice. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Home Affairs taken to court over blocked IDs

Tania Broughton 18 Sep 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Switch Energy Drink switches things up

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Switch Energy Drink switches things up

Brendan Seery 25 Jul 2023

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Family Law

Have your say on Draft Marriage Bill

12 Jul 2023

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

ZEP termination decision invalid and unconstitutional

Hedda Schensema and Taryn York 30 Jun 2023

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Talent Acquisition

Avoid employee fraud litigation by employing thorough background checks

Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Mbali Nkosi, Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones & Lutendo Raulinga 22 Jun 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

Cabinet approves Bills for public comment

16 Feb 2023

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Criminal Law

Janusz Waluz granted permanent residence for parole period

29 Nov 2022

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Final extension for Zim Exemption Permits

Nivaani Moodley and Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones 7 Sep 2022

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Labour Law & Unions

Foreign healthcare workers benefit from updated Critical Skills List

Nivaani Moodley and Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones 10 Aug 2022

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Immigration & Citizenship Law

Visa application delays as new system gets running

Nivaani Moodley, Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones and Diyajal Ramrajh 7 Jul 2022

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Zondo Commission

Some Agrizzi evidence flawed, but Zondo finds it largely credible

Valencia Talane 7 Mar 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

National Labour Migration Policy released for public comment

2 Mar 2022

The Western Cape High Court is to oversee progress towards the opening of the Cape Town Refugee Reception Office. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Human Rights Law

Judge to oversee plan to re-open Cape Town Refugee Reception Office

Tariro Washinyira 19 May 2021

Home Affairs extends validity of visas expired during lockdown

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Home Affairs extends validity of visas expired during lockdown

1 Apr 2021

Department of Home Affairs flouts court orders, year after year

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Department of Home Affairs flouts court orders, year after year

Tariro Washinyira 23 Mar 2021

Dubai partnership for digital verification of traveller medical records

Technology

Dubai partnership for digital verification of traveller medical records

2 Mar 2021

Comments sought on Critical Skills List

HR & Management

Comments sought on Critical Skills List

18 Feb 2021

Logistics & Transport

20 borders fully reopened, 30 remain closed

15 Feb 2021

Travel

Government revises list of high-risk countries

20 Oct 2020

Update on partial re-opening of borders

Travel

Update on partial re-opening of borders

6 Oct 2020

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi can make a simple policy change that can allow South Africa to implement a health programme that will be a model for the world. Photo: Tariro Washinyira

Covid-19

Here's a quick health win for government

GroundUp editors 25 Aug 2020

South Africans allowed to return to countries where they are based

Travel

South Africans allowed to return to countries where they are based

25 May 2020

High Court hands down groundbreaking judgment on the right to basic education

Human Rights Law

High Court hands down groundbreaking judgment on the right to basic education

Jacquie Cassette and Tricia Erasmus 6 Feb 2020

Nigeria rolls out visas on arrival to Africans

Travel

Nigeria rolls out visas on arrival to Africans

7 Jan 2020

4 signs you need HR support

Management & Leadership

4 signs you need HR support

Celeste Dickinson 23 Jul 2018

Gay couples complain of discrimination at Home Affairs

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Gay couples complain of discrimination at Home Affairs

Tariro Washinyira 19 Jul 2018

Home Affairs' biometric ID verification a big step towards curbing crime

Law Practice

Home Affairs' biometric ID verification a big step towards curbing crime

15 Jun 2018