Ghanaians will no longer be needing visa to travel to South
Africa, as they have been added to its list of visa-free countries.
Other countries recently included in the visa-free list
include Qatar, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Cuba and Sao
Tome and Principe. South Africa's Home Affairs Minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi
in his statement, disclosed that out of the 193 countries who are member states
of the United Nations, the Department has granted visa-free status to 75
countries.
“Out of the 193 countries who are member states of the
United Nations, the Department has granted visa-free status to 75 countries. 16
are in our [African] continent and are SADC members and 59 are from all over
the world.”
He further revealed they are still running a check on
countries who might make the list; Nigeria, India and China, even though their
combined populations make up close to 30% of the world’s population.
“We will immediately enter into discussions with them about
how a visa-free regime will work. We still have some homework to do for 3
countries whose combined populations make up close to 30% of the world’s
population i.e. China, India and Nigeria,” the statement added.”
