Government will move forward with a proposed plan to introduce a quota on the number of foreign employees a company may hire says Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Three other pieces of legislation dealing with immigration and refugees are also currently under review.
In an interview, Motsoaledi said there is an issue with unemployment and a lack of quotas for foreign nationals seeking work in South Africa. “If you are a South African business person who opens a restaurant or a factory, there is no law that tells you what to do, you can bring 100% foreign nationals or 100% South Africans”
Motsoaledi said because there were no restrictions in place, government is concerned about the number of foreigners being employed while the local unemployment rate ticks ever higher and currently stands at a whopping 35 per cent.
In entertainment news, the slow and suspenseful western film, The Power of the Dog, led the Oscar nominations announcement with 12 nods including one for director Jane Campion. The Academy has often been criticised for the lack of female nominations in the Best Director category and this year Campion is the only female to crack a nod in the category following on from Chloé Zhao’s win last year when she became the first woman of colour to take home the golden statue. Campion’s nomination sees her become the first woman to be nominated for Best Director twice after she was first recognised in 1993 for The Piano.
Here are the top trending stories of the day.
Headline: South Africa Plans Employment Quotas for Foreign Nationals – Bloomberg
Headline: Oscars 2022: The Power of the Dog leads nominations – BBC
Headline: Nick Cannon gifted condom vending machine after revealing he’s welcoming his eighth child – Channel24
Headline: State capture in South Africa: how the rot set in and how the project was rumbled – The Conversation
Headline: Pfizer sees Covid-19 drug sales topping $50 bn in 2022 – AFP
Headline: Eskom ‘in better shape’ as it suspends load shedding – Fin24
Headline: Graeme Smith and Mark Boucher were legally appointed by the former board, CSA admits – Daily Maverick
Headline: Connie Ferguson ‘triggered’ by viral video of ‘prophet’ claiming she has cancer – TimesLIVE
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