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What are the challenges faced by skilled migrants navigating South Africa’s critical skills visa system and their workplace rights?

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Navigating South Africa’s Critical Skills Visa System: Challenges and Policy Implications Introduction: The Promise and Pitfalls of the Critical Skills Visa South Africa’s Critical Skills Work Visa (CSWV) aims to attract highly skilled foreign professionals to address critical shortages in sectors such as healthcare, engineering, and information technology. However, despite its potential, the system presents […]

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Student or Economic Migrant? The False Binary in South African Educational Migration

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 Education, Livelihoods, and Migration Realities In South Africa, migration for education is rarely just about learning. For many African migrants, enrolling in a South African university or college serves both as a pathway to skills and a strategy for survival. In 2023, over 42,000 foreign students were registered at South African universities (DHET, 2023). However,

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The ‘Unskilled Worker’ Stereotype: African Professionals and the UK’s Skills-Based Immigration Myth

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 ‘Unskilled Worker’ Stereotype Opening Case Study: Dreams Delayed Loveness, a 31-year-old Zimbabwean teacher, raised three young children and paid school fees while studying a health-care course to qualify for the UK “Health & Care Worker” visa. In 2025, the UK scrapped this visa category, leaving her dreams in limbo (businesslive.co.za). Meanwhile, in South Africa, Dr

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