EDITORIAL: Government shows ambivalence on attracting foreign skills
State needs to decide whether it wants to play to populism or make a real attempt to generate growth and jobs
17 June 2025 - 05:00
Not for the first time one wonders whether the government’s left hand knows what the right hand is doing.
Operation Vulindlela has been working with the department of home affairs for some time to implement visa reforms that will attract the foreign skills SA urgently needs to plug the skills gaps weighing on economic growth, as well as encourage innovation and competitiveness...
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