Visa rules apply to all, even superstars - Gigaba
Cape Town – If President Jacob Zuma has to respect the country's visa regulations, then surely a superstar, no matter how famous, has to respect them too.
So believes Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba, who was addressing the media in Parliament on the implementation of cabinet concessions to the immigration regulations on Wednesday.
This comes after award-winning British actor Idris Elba reportedly cancelled a trip to South Africa at the last minute after his daughter, Isan, failed to meet the new immigration requirements passed into law earlier this year.
Elba played the role of Nelson Mandela in the award-winning film based on the icon's life, Long Walk to Freedom.
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