The long wait for the KAZA single visa
Monday, June 03, 2024 | 290 Views |
Fighting on: Rakorong says a single visa for KAZA will boost travel into and around the region
LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA: Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB) CEO, Lily Rakorong, this week amplified the voice of the private sector in its endorsement of the UniVisa, as a tool that they strongly feel will revolutionise the way of doing business in the region.That is notwithstanding, the dissenting voices on the timing of the implementation of UniVisa and the readiness of the region for such a development.
The private sector’s concerns are well documented that the current visa regimes are laborious “and we are saying, we are servicing one traveller and therefore, it’s important to harmonise our services as a collective”.
‘The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds’.- Abraham LincolnUntil then, the Council’s operations remain suspended, delaying critical decisions affecting thousands of public sector employees.The current standoff is between the Manual Workers Union on one side and the Six Cooperating Trade Unions, namely BONU, BOPEU, BTU, BDU, BOSETU and...