On 18 February 2021, the South African Minister of Home Affairs
published a new draft critical skills list, along with a technical
report, specifying the referred requirements for those seeking to
work and live in the country. The critical skills list has not been
updated since 2014.
The revised list will have significant implications for
companies operating in skills shortage areas. Although a number of
new skills shortage areas have been included, such as those in the
information technology, engineering and accounting industries,
various skills shortage areas identified in the 2014 list have been
omitted from the revised list.
Click here to see the full critical skills list and
here for the technical report.
