South Africa: Citizens Want Foreign Passports As a 'Plan B'

12 October 2018

Foreign passports are in high demand in South Africa and their are indications that the number of applicants will reach a record high in 2018. In many cases, people are reacting to political and economic instability.

"The trend we see is very often and in times of confidence in South Africa going down, whether it's the land issue currently or whether it's the issue before with the electricity or with the crime or corruption," says Angel Jones from the South African headhunting agency Homecoming Revolution. It assists companies looking to recruit South African professionals living abroad. "Every time there's a bit of a wave in confidence, we see South Africans wanting to take out what we call an insurance package," she tells DW.

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