Andrew Stegmann

SARA Conference 2017 Prize Winner

At the start of November this year, we attended SARA Conference 2017 in Johannesburg. During the event, we manned an exhibition stand, where we engaged with delegates about their needs, and how we could assist them with Mobility, Immigration, Research, and Remuneration services.

As part of that engagement, we ran a competition whereby passers-by submitted their details and guessed the name of an African country from a big map at our stand, to be entered into a draw at the end of the conference.

We would like to congratulate the lucky winner of the JBL Wireless Headphones that we gave away.

Through attending these conferences, Relocation Africa is provided with an opportunity to interact face-to-face with many thriving local and foreign businesses, gathering valuable information about their requirements, so as to ensure that we provide the most suitable offerings going forward.

For more information about our services, email marketing@relocationafrica.com, or call us on +27 21 763 4240.

Andrew Stegmann

Embassies in South Africa: Closures For 2017 Holiday Season

Please take note of the 2017 Holiday Season closing dates for the following embassies in South Africa:

  • ALL VFS Schengen – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays
  • Angola Cape Town – Closing 15th December 2017  re-opening 08th January 2018
  • Angola Johannesburg – Closing 22nd  December 2017 and re-opening 08th  January 2018
  • TLS Belgium – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays (Cape Town and Johannesburg)
  • VFS Canada – Closed25th,  26th, 27th December 2017 and 02nd January 2018
  • China Visa Application Centre   – Closed 25th,  26th, 27th December 2017 and 02nd January 2018
  • Egypt – No updates yet but generally closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays
  • CAPAGO France – Closed 25th, 26th December and 01st January 2018.
  • Intergate Germany – Only Closed on South African public Holidays. The Embassy and Consulate will have skeleton staff, but this will impact the processing times.
  • Greece – Normal Christmas holidays.
  • CAPAGO Italy – Closed 25th, 26th, December 2017 and 01st January 2018. The Consulate will operate on Skeleton staff
  • Japan – Closed 25th, 26th, (open on 27th and 28th ) closed  29th, 30th 31st  December 2017 reopening on the 03rd January 2018.
  • Madagascar – Closed 25th 26th, December 2017 and 01st  January 2018
  • Morocco – No updates yet but generally closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays
  • Mozambique – No updates yet but generally closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays
  • Nigeria – Closed on 25th, 26th December 2017 and 01st January 2018.
  • Russia – Closed 25th  26th, December 2017  and 02nd January 2017.
  • Rwanda – No updates yet but generally closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays
  • Senegal – 25th, 26 December 2017 until 02nd  January 2018
  • Taiwan – Closed 25th  26th, December 2017 and 01st  January 2018
  • TLS Australia – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays (Cape Town and Johannesburg)
  • TLS Switzerland – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays (Cape Town and Johannesburg)
  • TLS United Kingdom – Will be open, only closed on South African Public Holidays (Cape Town and Johannesburg)
  • Uganda: Closed from 22nd  December 2016 until 08th  January 2018
  • Ukraine – Closed from 22nd December 2017 reopening on 3rd  January 2018
  • USA (no updates yet but generally between closed between Christmas and South African Public Holidays)
  • Vietnam – Closed 25th, 26th, 27th December 2016 and 01st  January 2018

 

For information about how we can help you with your Mobility, Immigration, Research, and Remuneration needs, email marketing@relocationafrica.com, or call us on +27 21 763 4240.

Andrew Stegmann

Relocation Africa Wellness Day 2017

As part of an effort to ensure that all our team members are happy and healthy, everyone at our head office took part in a Wellness Day at the Trulogic Wellness Centre in Somerset West today.

Our team had access to a fully-equipped centre with a heated pool, fitness equipment, health assessments by a registered nurse, fitness assessments by a bio-kineticist, wellness talks, and a variety of healthy food options.

The day was highly successful, and is planned to turn into an annual event. It also provided team members with a welcome opportunity to get to know each other better. We recommend that other businesses provide their staff with similar opportunities, making wellness a priority, and emphasizing the need to stay fit and healthy.

For more information about Trulogic, visit https://trulogic.co.za.

For information about how we can help you with your Mobility, Immigration, Research, and Remuneration needs, email marketing@relocationafrica.com, or call us on +27 21 763 4240.

Andrew Stegmann
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Trends From IBA’s 2017 Global Immigration Conference

Written by Quintin Coetzee

Relocation Africa recently attended IBA’s Global Immigration Conference 2017 in London, U.K. From the numerous talks, two main trends emerged.

Firstly, corporates are choosing regional immigration and mobility suppliers instead of global ones. This is due to regional suppliers having a much better focus on and knowledge of their own regions, and thus being able to provide a better quality of service to their clients. The infographic below describes the many benefits of using a regional supplier, such as Relocation Africa.

Secondly, corporate procurement divisions are working more and more with HR teams in order to ensure that the services they procure are truly meeting the specific needs of the business. This trend involves a move away from procuring suppliers based purely on price, and towards procurement based on considering quality of service.

Some suppliers make use of pricing models whereby a low price is quoted, without adding exclusions, for additional services which will be needed. Procurement divisions that are not aware of this may choose a supplier with a lower initial quote over a supplier that is more upfront, and provides a comprehensive quote for the entire service offering.

It is important for procurement to consider the above in order to ensure that the best possible supplier is sourced, based on reputation, and the exact business needs at the time.

Relocation Africa is focused on Africa, and has decades of experience throughout the continent. We also have an upfront approach with our clients, and consider each business’s unique and changing needs.

For an overview of the services we provide, view our digital brochure here.

For more information about how we can help your company with Mobility, Immigration, Research, and Remuneration services, email marketing@relocationafrica.com, or call us on +21 763 4240.