South Africa has granted a visa-free status to Western African country, Ghana.
The South Africa Department of Home Affairs announced on earlier Wednesday that Ghana has been added to its list of countries that can travel visa-free.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, said the move will mean a boost for the economy as more tourists visit the country.
“We know that tourism is very important for job creation,” he said. “Tourism will soar if we relax visa requirements for entry into South Africa.”
Out of the 193 countries who are member states of the United Nations, the Department has granted visa-free status to 75 countries. Of these 16 are in our continent and are SADC members and 59 are from all over the world.”
The department apart from Ghana also added six countries to the list of visa-free. It includes United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Qatar and Sao Tome and Principe.
The Minister said he will immediately enter into discussions with these countries about how a visa-free regime will work.
