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What our country really has to sell to the rest of the world, apart from the platinum, gold and diamonds in the earth, is tourism. It is astounding then to see, with effect from 1 June, the ridiculous rules we’ve implemented for full unabridged birth certificates. As attorneys we have always been familiar with full unabridged birth certificates because we’ve had to go through the hassle of getting them for some cases against the RAF involving minors, but to hear now of groups from India of 49 people who had one child in the group cancelling their trip to South Africa and choosing another destination instead, is heartbreaking for our economy.
Apparently in India they don’t have full unabridged birth certificates and so this uncertainty led to this group choosing another country for their holiday. Less foreign currency coming into our country will of course affect us in other ways – by weakening our currency and letting the petrol price go up further and so one must hope that after a month or two of what is going to be an absolute fiasco of people being turned away by airlines or travel agencies that our government will relent. Apparently not another country in the whole world requires a full unabridged birth certificate for children that are travelling, and let’s be honest, it is not going to stop people who are trying to smuggle or illegally take children into another country – they will always find a way to get a fake document. All it is going to do is to hamper normal people with decent amounts of money who want to spend it in our country. Apart from anything else, it has absolutely flooded the offices of the Department of Home Affairs for the last few months with hundreds of people standing in queues to get full unabridged birth certificates for their own children and the whole thing is an absolute farce. Once again, unfortunately, we are a third world country that thrives in over-regulation when most first world countries, with far more developed economies than ours don’t implement half the laws and regulations we do.
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Monday 15-Jun-15
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on Friday 19-Jun-15 04:27 PM
I think the new law was just implemented without a proper research and looks like the focus was only on stopping people to illegally take children to another country
Angelique said:
on Friday 19-Jun-15 12:41 PM
As Trevor Noah says "While all the other countries are going one way, South Africa insists on going the other way". Short-left? They weren't fully thinking about everything involved before implementing such law. Perhaps they just thought it would alleviate kidnapping etc.
Brumilde said:
on Wednesday 17-Jun-15 08:15 AM
Interesting, wonder what they will think of next.
Lourien said:
on Monday 15-Jun-15 08:50 AM
Our government actually does not think through any of their procedures that they are implementing, maybe they should of only made this applicable for South African Citizens and if the parents of the children are divorced. It really does not make sense why everyone should be placed under the same procedures.
latoya said:
on Monday 15-Jun-15 08:31 AM
South Africa is going down by the day,We all hope for this country to come right but nothing is changing.I hope some day things will get better,I feel so guilty that we have to see our kids grow up in this country knowing its so bad now!! what will it be like in 10 years time.
Daria said:
on Monday 15-Jun-15 08:25 AM
The government does not think of anyone else but themselves. This new law is not going to benefit anyone and just bring the country more down
Alexis said:
on Monday 15-Jun-15 08:19 AM
I think that is is absurd to require such things. And it takes forever to get one, I do nt know what they are thinking!
Bianca said:
on Monday 15-Jun-15 08:19 AM
This new regulation is going to cause serious affects on our tourism industry, a country like ours really doesn't have much going for itself and what we do have, we need to keep flourishing. Tourists are going to see visiting our country as more of a mission because of this regulation and most likely decide to go somewhere else instead, damaging to our economy.
Clare said:
on Monday 15-Jun-15 07:34 AM
This country is just not coming right, i have to say when i listen to the Radio in the Morning and the News comes on i just sit there and listen to what more changes we go sit with that the Government thinks is going to "Improve" our country is just going down..down.. down..
Clare said:
on Monday 15-Jun-15 07:34 AM
This country is just not coming right, i have to say when i listen to the Radio in the Morning and the News comes on i just sit there and listen to what more changes we go sit with that the Government thinks is going to "Improve" our country is just going down..down.. down..
Johannesburg based attorney specializing in personal injury matters including Road Accident Fund claims and medical negligence matters. My interests include golf, reading and the internet and the way it is constantly developing. I have a passion for life and a desire for less stress!
