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critical skills list

Getting South Africa’s skills needs right requires the right incentives and accurate data (Part One)

Business Maverick

Getting South Africa’s skills needs right requires the right incentives and accurate data (Part One)

By Stephanie Allais and Siphelo Ngcwangu

Migration policy in South Africa — how should we be thinking about it?

Africa

Migration policy in South Africa — how should we be thinking about it?

By Alan Hirsch

A Zimbabwean's appeal: If SA needs critical skills, why am I being chased away?

South Africa

A Zimbabwean's appeal: If SA needs critical skills, why am I being chased away?

By Ferial Haffajee and Chenai Chipfupa

Less than six months until Exemption Permits lapse, 180,000 Zimbabweans face deportation

South Africa

Less than six months until Exemption Permits lapse, 180,000 Zimbabweans face deportation

By Joseph Chirume

World Bank calls for investment in health workforce if SA serious about caring for its people

South Africa

World Bank calls for investment in health workforce if SA serious about caring for its people

By Courtney Price Ivins, Annie (Liying) Liang, Nicole Serfontein, Thulani Matsebula and Pia Schneider

Yes, we need scarce-skill immigrants like sheep shearers and engineers, but we must also strengthen our education system

Business Maverick

Yes, we need scarce-skill immigrants like sheep shearers and engineers, but we must also strengthen our education system

By Stephanie Allais

Activists warn scrapping of Zim permit will result in humanitarian crisis

South Africa

Activists warn scrapping of Zim permit will result in humanitarian crisis

By Tariro Washinyira

No fanfare, but South Africa finally has a critical skills work visa list

Politics

No fanfare, but South Africa finally has a critical skills work visa list

By Marianne Merten