Government on Tuesday admitted that there were "some problems" with its passport authorisation systems that had led to the United Kingdom imposing a visa requirement on South Africans travelling to that country.
"We as a country, and I think the department of home affairs, will be the first to admit that there has been some problems in our identity card authorisation system," foreign affairs director-general Ayanda Ntsaluba told a media briefing in Cape Town.
The UK on Monday announced all South African visitors would require a visa, citing a need to "strengthen its borders" as the reason for the move, set to affect about 420 000 travellers.
"Abuse of the South African passport remains a serious concern," the British High Commission in Pretoria said in a statement on Monday afternoon.
Source: News 24.com
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