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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa\u2019s home affairs minister signed planned changes to work permit regulations aimed at fixing a bureaucratic morass that\u2019s frustrating the country\u2019s biggest investors and exacerbating a skills crisis, people familiar with the situation said.<\/p>\n

Now that the changes have been signed by Aaron Motsoaledi, they\u2019ll be gazetted in the coming days and released for public comment, the people said, asking not to be identified as the decision hasn\u2019t been made public.<\/p>\n

The changes may include a range of measures suggested by a government study, including the creation of a remote worker visa category.<\/p>\n

Companies operating in South Africa struggle to find skilled workers, a result of a dysfunctional education system and exacerbated by emigration. That, they said, is hindering growth.<\/p>\n

Still, between 2014 and 2021, only 25,298 skilled work permit visas were approved, according to a report prepared for the presidency. More than half of the applications were rejected on grounds including errors in the complex application process and the inability of the Home Affairs Department to process them.<\/p>\n

The department didn\u2019t respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Industry bodies, including the Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which represents owners of factories in the country, including Volkswagen and BMW, have warned the skills shortage may halt their members\u2019 expansion plans and threaten 100,000 jobs.<\/p>\n

A chamber representing European Union companies operating in South Africa collated complaints that showed that some companies are considering moving their African headquarters to other countries on the continent because of their frustration.<\/p>\n

Eight recommendations in the study, which was released by the presidency in April, include a points-based system, where applicants who meet a minimum education and salary level would be granted work permits. It\u2019s unclear whether all or some of them will be included in the changes.<\/p>\n

While processing a work visa in South Africa can take 48 weeks or more, the process in Kenya is a maximum of 12 weeks and just eight weeks in Nigeria, the authors of the report wrote.<\/p>\n

Thirty days will be allowed for public comment before the changes can be passed into law.<\/p>\n

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