Services provided by the City of Cape Town and the government are gradually drying up
The home affairs department’s end game might just be the beginning. A hardcore few are still in one camp and about 600 remain in the second shelter
Twenty land borders have reopened after a month’s closure prompted by congestions that raised concerns about the spread of the virus.
Minister says they need to deploy more health workers on the border, as ports are set to open next week.
EFF says there is no concrete action on the “mediocre” plan
The seemingly endless queue at the Zimbabwe border post is not unusual, but Covid testing, a curfew and the Christmas rush stretched it for days. But no matter the obstacles, the trade to a country in economic crisis goes on regardless
The department will not provide many of its standard services ‘until further notice’, as it focuses on registering an increased number of death certificates
As the humanitarian crisis unfolds at the Beitbridge border post, Hatebridge opens for business on Twitter
Home affairs minister admits South Africa has weak borders, and that the Bushiris had 10 passports between them
Persistent rumours of a cabinet reshuffle may be jumping the gun, but they do reflect the political realignment taking place within the ANC
Why South Africa should consider amnesty for undocumented migrants in the time of the coronavirus outbreak.
Some refugee reception offices in South Africa have stopped accepting new asylum applications as the government enforces stricter measures to deal with the Covid-19 crisis
The travel restrictions will allow South Africa to turn back passengers arriving from areas affected by Covid-19 that are deemed high risk
It is unwise to entrust our fingerprints, biographical details and legislative authority to a syndicate of delinquent government officials
A long-delayed flight to repatriate South African citizens from Wuhan will depart tonight and return on Friday the 13th, before a 21-day quarantine
The government is expected to evacuate citizens from Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak originated
Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has defended the new amendments to the Refugees Act that came into effect at the beginning of the year, saying they serve to tie up loose ends and fill gaps that led to regulation abuse. But they have been met with an avalanche of criticism citing human rights. The […]
The department of home affairs’ media manager writes a response to the M&G’s report card on his boss
The sugar tax is helping to reduce obesity and its related diseases in South Africa
Despite the home affairs minister stating otherwise, Africans who have fled to SA from horrific conflict are still living in fear
Will Ramaphosa’s new health minister wield enough power to bring recalcitrant MECs to heel?
Delivering affordable and reliable support to patients across South Africa through a national delivery network
Find out which issues have been prioritised after the Presidential Health Summit.
The listeriosis outbreak — the largest in recorded history — killed 218 people after more than 1 000 contracted the disease between 2016 and 2018.
Although the Enterprise Polokwane processed meat factory remains closed, Tiger Brands reopened its Germiston plant last month
This mother asked doctors to allow her to save her child. Read how she did it.
Heads of state discussed one of the world’s biggest killers in New York this week — and it was Aaron Motsoaledi who got them together.
As deadly fires tear through unsafe buildings in Gauteng, civil servants tell state: ‘We warned you’
Health Minister Aaron Motsoeledi explains what the words "Best Before", "sell-by-date" and "use-by-date" on food really mean.
In June, the health minister released the long-awaited National Health Insurance Bill. What does it mean to you and your medical aid? We tell you.
Is a lack of competition fuelling unnecessary care at your expense?
The proposed legislation is less clear on key issues than the rhetoric around it suggests, say experts
Read what Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has up his sleeve for your medical aid.