HILARY JOFFE: Visa system needs to encourage skilled immigration
05 April 2024 - 05:00
Two new data sets shed some light on a topic that is the subject of much anecdotal discussion but little hard evidence: emigration.
One, from the SA Revenue Service (Sars), shows the number of individuals who ceased to be tax-resident, or who formally emigrated for tax purposes (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2024-03-27-south-africans-working-abroad-urged-to-sort-out-taxes-amid-rising-emigration/). The other is a new study on migration from Stats SA, which for the first time provides estimates of how many South Africans are living abroad — more than 900,000 — and how that’s grown over time...
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