Implications of South Africa

Abstract

As the two largest economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa and Kenya have long had complex economic ties. Through these partnerships, both countries benefit from trade, investment, tourism, and other forms of growth and development. Immigration laws have a significant impact on these economic relationships. Workers, wealth, and goods are easily moved by immigrants. There have been recent modifications to South Africa's immigration policy. The socio-economic ties between South Africa and Kenya are mainly disregarded, even though these shifts are extensively recorded. The purpose of this study is to analyze the implications of South Africa’s visa free travel regime of 2023-2024 for socioeconomic relations with Kenya. The objectives of the study are to analyze the implications of South Africa – Kenya visa free travel regime on the bilateral trade, bilateral labor relations, and bilateral cultural exchange with Kenya. The study was grounded theoretically using liberalism theory and the p u s h - p u l l t h e o r y b y E v e r e t t L e e ( 1 9 6