South Africa’s passport has gained five places on the Henley Passport Index for 2025, ranking among the top 50 strongest passports in the world. The last time the local passport ranked in the ...

The Henley Passport Index compares the visa-free access of 199 different passports to 227 travel destinations.

There are currently 30 bank branches across South Africa where people can get a new passport or smart ID, eliminating the need to visit a Home Affairs branch. Most South Africans dread visiting a ...

Its economic influence and regional power ensure broad access to countries in Africa, Asia, and South America, making it a leading passport in sub-Saharan Africa. Namibia ranks 62nd globally ...

The latest Henley & Partners Passport Index for 2024 shows the 108 countries that South Africans can travel to without ...

The latest ranking from the Henley Passport Index Report also shows that Kenya ranks ninth among African peers behind Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini ...

A South African passport provides visa-free access to 106 countries – ‘which may sound like a lot, but there’s no Schengen access, no UK access’, which is why the idea of obtaining a ...

Since 2015, South Africans have been able to apply for or renew a smart ID card or passport at select bank ... The process is pretty seamless. South African citizens must first visit the ...

Screenshot of the misleading X post, taken on December 11, 2024 “South Africa plans to introduce a five-year visa for Nigerian tourists, eliminating the requirement to submit passports,” reads ...

Africa is home to many countries that rank low on global mobility indexes meaning passports do not allow access into many countries. The least powerful passport in Africa is held by Somalian ...

European nations like France, Germany, Finland, Spain and Italy, including South Korea jointly hold the third position with 192 destinations. Afghanistan remains the lowest-ranked passport ...

Ghana's outgoing president, Nana Akufo-Addo, on Friday announced visa-free travel for all African passport holders from the start of ... Join thousands of devoted South Africans who look to News24 to ...