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SA's immigration system is being overhauled. The changes have already caused a backlog in processing visa applications, warn the authors.
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SA's immigration system is being overhauled. The changes have already caused a backlog in processing visa applications, warn the authors.
FOR more than 20 years, Ton Llado has been importing Scotch whisky to Barcelona as part of his specialist wine merchant business. Now he says it is like the bottles are coming from a “different planet”, thanks to increased bureaucracy and costs post-Brexit. While big firms have the expertise to deal with customs arrangements, small distillers and suppliers say they are bearing the brunt of difficulties and disruption. Llado is chief executive of Vins Noe, which works with an independent malt whisky bottler in Glasgow. He said: “We are in the specialised segment of wine merchan...