Pepfar-funded HIV organisations in South Africa, who receive their funds through the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, woke up to letters that were sent overnight telling them their grants have been ended, permanently. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Mia Malan, founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa

Pepfar-funded HIV organisations in South Africa, who receive their funds through the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, woke up to letters that were sent overnight telling them their grants have been ended, permanently. For more on this, I am joined on the line by&hellip;
GUEST: Mia Malan, founder and editor-in-chief of Bhekisisa

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Trump orders USAID-funded HIV organisations in SA to shut down

Yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa officially launched South Africa's Electronic Travel Authorisation system. The system is designed to make travelling to South Africa easier and more predictable for eligible international visitors, while strengthening the government’s ability to assess travellers and manage the country’s borders. The launch took place at OR Tambo International Airport, South Africa’s busiest international gateway, and forms part of a broader government drive to modernise Home Affairs services and remove barriers to tourism, trade and investment. 

GUEST: Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of Tourism Business Council of South Africa

Yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa officially launched South Africa's Electronic Travel Authorisation system. The system is designed to make travelling to South Africa easier and more predictable for eligible international visitors, while strengthening the government&rsquo;s ability to assess travellers and manage the country&rsquo;s borders. The launch took place at OR Tambo International Airport, South Africa&rsquo;s busiest international gateway, and forms part of a broader government drive to modernise Home Affairs services and remove barriers to tourism, trade and investment.&nbsp;
GUEST: Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of Tourism Business Council of South Africa

South Africa's Electronic Travel Authorisation system

Dr. Rebecca Walker of the African Centre for Migration and Society at Wits questioned whether SA’s costly repatriation drive was actually tackling migration or just moving people across borders. South Africa has spent almost R300 million repatriating foreign nationals, with nearly 90,000 people removed as part of the government's migration crackdown. Dr. Rebecca Walker says a strategy can only be deemed effective when it produces the outcome it was designed to. The question that needs to be asked, she said, is 'what was the aim?'.

GUEST: Dr. Rebecca Walker, Researcher at the African Centre for Migration and Society at Wits University

Dr. Rebecca Walker of the African Centre for Migration and Society at Wits questioned whether SA&rsquo;s costly repatriation drive was actually tackling migration or just moving people across borders. South Africa has spent almost R300 million repatriating foreign nationals, with nearly 90,000 people removed as part of the government's migration crackdown. Dr. Rebecca Walker says a strategy can only be deemed effective when it produces the outcome it was designed to. The question that needs to be asked, she said, is 'what was the aim?'.
GUEST: Dr. Rebecca Walker, Researcher at the African Centre for Migration and Society at Wits University

Deportation of foreigners has worsened SA’s socio-economic situation

The Eswatini princess is in the country for a powerful and empowering women’s month dialogue focused on the power of driving meaningful change, particularly for women in rural and underserved communities. 

GUEST: Princess Sibonakaliso Dlamini-Kasaro of Eswatini

The Eswatini princess is in the country for a powerful and empowering women&rsquo;s month dialogue focused on the power of driving meaningful change, particularly for women in rural and underserved communities.&nbsp;
GUEST: Princess Sibonakaliso Dlamini-Kasaro of Eswatini

Trump orders USAID-funded HIV organisations in SA to shut down

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