Anti child trafficking regulations won’t hurt SA tourism – DG

Jean-Jacques Cornish — Thu, 28 May 2015 22:00:00 +0000

Home Affairs Director General Mkuseli Apleni rejects travel industry complaints that new regulations governing the entry to South Africa of people travelling with children are a blunt instrument that will hurt the tourism industry.
He says South Africa is by no means unique in applying the regulations that come into force on Monday.
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Director General Mkuseli Apleni says the backlog of 4000 applications for unabridged birth certificates for juvenile travellers has been whittled down to 800.
He released telephone numbers for people to call if they’re still waiting for documents.
The certificates are required for children travelling with only one parent or another person from visa exempt countries.
He says the requirement is benchmarked on countries attracting far more tourists that South Africa.
He doesn’t accept that their application with hurt tourism or the South African economy.

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