SA loses visa-free travel to Ireland 

It's true

VISAS.😂😂

But he says EXACTLY that. Easy access to South Africa and Easy access to our passport. 🤦‍♂️

Makadhakwa imi mukoma

It's you who is drugs you people are horrible you ruined our passports ​@@godsmessenger4676

The the current da minister’s fault

But yet you are not happy still after they change a home affairs minister. Seems like you don’t know what you want even though those foreigners leave, SA will still be the same with more crimes and fraud

Brilliant idea. Lets drive away as many tourists and investors as we can, just to play tit for tat like children. Isn't a better idea to fix the problems that have led to our loss of travel privileges over the years, instead? I wonder whether we had an open policy toward the UK, for instance, in the few years in which we had visa free access to that country, and even qualified for things like "working holiday visas"? Maybe, but it's quite possible it was more difficult to move from there to here than it was, from here to there. I very much doubt it was a tit for tat measure (or quid pro quo, I suppose). It was more like a welcome mat. And it got rolled up and sent to the dry cleaners when our response was to squat and pee on it.

​@@sicko_the_ewTourism only benefits capetonians and luxury safari parks. The average person in South Africa sees almost no tourists or benefits from tourism.

@@jw841 nonsense. tourism is a massive boost for our collective taxes

@@sicko_the_ew So, we should be a free-for-all, just letting everyone in and accepting that we’ll be stuck with a crappy passport that can't go anywhere? How has that worked out so far? Visas don't seem to stop us from traveling to these countries for vacations, despite them being a hassle. I doubt they’ll stop people from visiting SA, especially if it's an eVisa. A simple online application and pay-on-arrival process wouldn't drive tourists and investors away.

@@lm_b5080 Yes for the rich. I travel all over South Africa. It only benefits a few in a few areas. Hasn't effect the unemployment rate at all.

True, I mean any Tom, d**k and Harry will anything here in SA

That's the narrative/ scapegoat. Western countries do this when they see sharp increase of tourist they find ways to implement Visa to add in their revenue

@@rabbinick8989true that

@@rabbinick8989this is true. There was never going to be a Europe open to Africans. The world just got very globalized - airlines spiked in numbers and got cheaper. Flying years ago was such an ambitious idea now it’s a click away with many options. There is no way Africans we’re welcome to that. Black South Africans weren’t even allowed to move around in SA - remember the dompass?? You weren’t allowed to be in certain areas. There is just NO WAY far-right Europe today would there be a world of them welcoming Africans with open arms especially when so many have so many reasons to leave Africa (and high is why so many decided to fake the SA passport).

Side note: I lived in Europe for over 24 years and they NEVER they never wanted Africans even then.

Yes Destroyed White minority rule and privileges

Eish its affecting us badly....

There is more foreigners getting American passport never put American down why your failure always is from foreigners?

Yep, the irony is ordinary SAs have been complaining about a lot of wrong things done by migrants. But the stance was always to dismiss and label everything as xenophobic. Now literally everything is caving in and our politicians and institutions are acting surprised. Only now that the rot and its adverse effects have set in they want to take action.

It is not that easy, we need their dollars to create revenue and jobs in the tourism industry.

I honestly dont agree with this. SA relies heavily on international tourism and as such wants to make it as easy as possible for internationals to choose us as a holiday destination. The problem here is that SA has a known problem of mainly African migrants using our passport to travel to overseas countries and then overstaying and abusing the asylum systems. From Zim to Nigeria to Congo even Pakistan. This is why England also previously introduced Visa requirements, so, I'm not surprised Ireland followed suit.

@@Peachcobler22 so you think imposing even a $10 visa on arrival requirement would stop a tourist who pays $25 to enter Rwanda? They need to contribute to related public intrastate such as airports, Gautrain etc and not just to the wealth of private tour operators. Won’t even mention how untransformed that sector is!

@@Peachcobler22 would also be Iwould be interesting to study how Ghana’s $150 visa on arrival has “deterred “ visitors at the height of their tourism boom.

No it’s the current minister’s inexperience of being unable to negotiate his diplomatic relations 😅

@@Babazulu BS. The Irish decision to implement a visa has been in the pipeline long before elections. This info from my nephew in Ireland.

@@harley1450ification what's the use of having a white home affairs minister?

@@Babazulu Most of us, our psyche has transformed many decades ago. Yours is archaic. Think about it. See if you can be the change you want to see.

@@harley1450ification he’s not able to have talks with his brother in Ireland to resolve it?

Nothing to do with that, it was persons from other countries claiming asylum as South africans.

😂

@@Tinker8531 If that truly is the case, then the blame falls on Ireland to follow up their due diligence prior to granting asylum status.

​@@chantellgermain833But they are doing their due diligence, they are finding bogus asylum seekers are using South African passports to get to Ireland. It's South Africa that needs to tighten up on who gets a passport.

ANC buddy

It never was South Africans or Botswana nationals claiming asylum, it was Congolese and Zimbabweans using SA passports. happens all the time here in England as well. They don't succeed and usually they get caught quick about their true nationality.

@@Tinker8531 If that's the case , why has Botswana been included ? are they catching the strays ?

@@KD-us9jm I know people from Botswana who have claimed asylum in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and they’re not from other countries. Their actually Tswana nationals 😢

@@brendonmartin9737 But @Tinker8531 is saying it's never Tswana people , it's nationals from other African countries?

If you let Ireland win the test series you can have free visa's 🏉 💳

😂😂😂😂 how sure are you? Get your facts right

@@Darphur what's funny, kwere creature 🙄

Yes, it is difficult for those doing it the legal way.

Only way it works is through Bribes. They love easy money

Good. I hope it remains difficult because it's nonsense. Bogus asylum seekers from pakistan come here and exploit poor people. Pay them R300 pm for a fake marriage to get residence. Systems must stay in place.

This is an emotive response, overlooking the actual problem that SA has with regard to its passport. There are a lot of imposters using fraudulent SA passports to travel overseas that have spoiled it for us. Dont be mad at Ireland for doing what SA failed to do, namely, securing its borders and protecting citizens.

Yes!

Couldn't agree more.

😂😂 grow up lad Africans are using this passport for free travel non south africans also use it to seek in as south africans Abuse the right to a visa and you lose the visa.

Ohw rubbish😂

@@rabbinick8989 Look at all countries that are moving east or are already alligned with that, they are never prosperous or democratic...

Do you know how corrupt Home Affairs in SA is? Look up how many officials get arrested and serve jail time (only recently) Asylum seeking SAns or Batswana does not make any logical sense. To Ireland even? That's defintely not a SAn trait. We do things by the book here when we travel, if ever. Those of us who break the law in other countries deserve to do serious jail time.

Clever kwerekwere wanting black and white to fight while you destroy Sa with crime and theft

SA and Botswana is banned because Zimbos and Congolese used fake passports from South Africa and Botswana and claim asylum in Ireland. DA cannot clean up Zimbabwean mess..

Your poor country will sort it out. Why do you want our minister to do that stupid kwerekwere lasezimbabwe

​@@RINASZDom Doos !!! What part of a Leagal Immigrant is it you don't understand ????

Hayi shut up. We need to stop giving citizenship to anyone who is not South African by blood.

Who wants to go to South Africa? 😵

So ? They were an outlier, whole of Europe didnt even do this...

Majority are criminals from Zim and Nigeria

😂😂😂

Ireland has lots of South African immigrants, from all backgrounds. Ireland is a very popular destination for both migration and tourism. Ireland is affluent, beautiful, and it is ranked near the top for safety and quality of life.

As a saffa staying in uk , there are loads of spa’s in Ireland lol

Ireland is an incredibly beautiful country.

For holidays at least.

I loved living in Ireland it's beautiful just very expensive.

Tell us you are an idiot without saying it 😂 Goodluck to your kids, the world is global

What are you on about? The minister just started....got a lot to clean up right?

@@luciatheron1621 nah he’s inexperienced. He should be deputy minister

Small thinking zimbabweans thats why you chased farmers and are starving now running to Sa like rats

You REALLY DON'T get tired...Leave Gayton MacKenzie alone...you need ro Voetsek home,you have NO say here🪰

@@tracychoolan9812 ignore James, his comments mean nothing.

Yes that xenophob Gayton😮

National foreigners learn from Kenyan people fighting for their rights in the country Go back to your countries fight for your rights leave South Africa alone. Go and fix your countries . South Africa is not xenophobic the problem you don't want to hear the truth when speak against illegally national foreigners coming in our country, selling drugs, human trafficking, stilling cables, selling expired food that killed innocent kids , stilling cars. One day you will pay for your sins if not your children will pay for sins.

You don't, speak for yourself We want to earn in Euros😂

To be honest we don't want white south africans at all we don't like ye we like the black ones But we got rid of it because other oficans use be sa passport to get into ireland

Your rugby players do. 😂

Zimbabwe has been doing what Namibia recently implemented for decades