The government is considering changes to its data collection systems to get a better idea of how many skilled South Africans are leaving the country.
While the Department of Home Affairs and Statistics South Africa keeps regular data on tourists and immigrants entering the country, it has historically not published information on the number of people emigrating.
It added that the emigration of skilled South Africans has not been addressed efficiently through any specific policy, and constitutes a growing problem in certain sectors. The updated data-tracking will also allow the government and public to have reliable, up-to-date data on flows and stocks of highly skilled South Africans employed abroad and on sectors and occupations particularly affected by attrition to emigration or remigration, it said.
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