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Over 30,000 Foreign Nationals Seek Business Registration in South Africa Amid Severe Visa Backlog and Threat of Restraint Protests

A massive surge of more than 30,000 foreign nationals applying to register businesses in South Africa has exposed a widening gap in the country's immigration governance. While local municipality registration databases swell with foreign trade applicants, Home Affairs records reveal that only a double-digit number of formal business visas were approved over the fiscal year, igniting intense political cross-examination and business vulnerability concerns.