South Africa’s (SA) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the newly launched Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) will help alleviate the country’s unemployment crisis.
He launched the ETA at OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, East Rand, on Wednesday.
It replaces the slow, paper-based visa processing system with a fully digital one that uses biometrics and facial recognition.
Ramaphosa says the ETA is set to make it easy for investors to come into the country and for travellers to visit SA.
He says, “Every reform we undertake must ultimately answer one question: will it help create work and expand opportunity for SA? The Electronic Travel Authorisation answers that question with a resounding yes. More visitors mean more hotel bookings, more restaurants filled, more tour operators employed, more flights, more conferences, more exports, more investment and more opportunities for SA to earn an income and build a better future.”
—SABC—
