Fixing visa bottlenecks: Applications must be processed in weeks, not months. Bureaucracy must give way to efficiency.
Marketing aggressively: Government and business should campaign in India's major IT hubs, selling South Africa as a career destination.
Offering incentives: Tax breaks, relocation packages and family support can make the difference.
Partnering with business: Firms like Naspers, NTT Data and BCX should be at the table, co-funding recruitment drives and integrating arrivals into projects.
Learning from competitors: The UK, Canada and Australia all have playbooks South Africa can adapt, even if on a smaller scale.
Donald Trump's 100 000 visa fee is bad policy. It weakens America's tech sector, undermines its competitiveness and hands rivals a gift. The UK sees the gap and is already moving. South Africa should do the same. - 2025 NewsCentral Media
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