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South Africa Is Tackling Its Second-Biggest Growth Problem
- Legal changes to ease skilled immigration are in process
- Only 25,298 skilled work visas awarded between 2014 and 2021
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South Africa has begun taking steps to resolve what the presidency believes is the biggest impediment to growth after persistent blackouts: An acute shortage of skills.
A raft of changes to simplify the rules governing the snarled up and byzantine work permit regime were submitted to the state legal adviser last week and are expected to be passed into law in coming months, said Saul Musker, director of strategy and delivery support in the South African Presidency.