Ciaran Ryan on Power 98.7 on the ongoing delays in getting visas to SA

You can listen here to the interview with Tehillah Niselow on Power 98.7.

The Department of Home Affiars under new Minister Leon Schreiber has cleared a 306 000 visa backlog in a matter of months, but how much of this is the result of visa rejections for irrational reasons. That was the case of a recent UK accounting professional who waited two years and eventually took his case to court. The court ordered the department to issue the visa within 30 days. But there’s a lot more to this story, as Ciaran Ryan explains.

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The Writer's Room is a curated by Ciaran Ryan, who has written on South African affairs for Sunday Times, Mail & Guardian, Financial Mail, Finweek, Noseweek, The Daily Telegraph, Forbes, USA Today, Acts Online and Lewrockwell.com, among others. In between he manages a gold mining operation in Ghana, and previously worked in Congo. Most of his time is spent in the lovely city of Joburg.