South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday ministers would review new visa rules that have hit tourism and stoked tensions within the ruling party. Last year South Africa implemented regulations requiring visitors to provide biometric data when applying for visas, a problem for people in large countries like China, which only has South African… Read More »

To boost tourist inflows from India, the South African government is considering a proposal to clear tourist visa application in less than five days. As of now, it is taking five working days to complete the checks and balances to grant tourist travel visa for Indian applicants. “We have been communicated a fortnight ago by… Read More »

THE stringent new visa regulations have struck a significant blow to the hospitality sector, the latest tourism business index shows while prospects for the rest of the year look dim. These findings emerge from the business performance index for the sector in the second quarter, released by the Tourism Business Council of SA on Monday,… Read More »

South Africa is all set to implement the biometric regulation by the end of this year in India. The new regulation will be implemented soon after the right infrastructure will be created. Last year, despite the e-bola outbreak in West Africa and terrorist attacks in the East, South Africa did not witness any significant drop… Read More »

NEW DELHI: India, with support from South Africa, is hoping to push for a proposal at the July 9 Brics Summit in Russia for special multiple-entry business visas for entrepreneurs from the five member states for easier travel among the countries of the grouping. The proposal envisages simplifying visas for five-year validity with multiple entries… Read More »

Keen to promote tourism and business ties, South Africa on Wednesday asked India to consider granting business visa with multiple entries for ten years on reciprocal basis. Laying down this proposal during his meeting with Home Minister Rajnath Singh, his South African counterpart Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba said his country is interested in reaching e-Tourist Visa… Read More »