Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Ramaphosa to Address South Africa on Approved Migration Plan, Backed by Cabinet Action Report
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5

Ramaphosa to Address South Africa on Approved Migration Plan, Backed by Cabinet Action Report

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5

Summary

  • President Cyril Ramaphosa will address South Africans on the government’s migration approach after cabinet approved a comprehensive plan and a national action-plan country report.
  • Friday’s announcement came from Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who said the policy package was developed by an inter-ministerial committee.
  • No date was given for Ramaphosa’s address, leaving the timing of the government’s next public step on migration unclear.
  • The planned speech signals that migration management has moved from internal cabinet deliberations to a national policy rollout.

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