The former president pointed to several inconsistencies in the paper, and called for it to be improved
The home affairs minister’s attempted revision of South Africa’s progressive refugee protection policy is discouraging
The country must chart a humane policy for refugees that flows from the spirit and objects of the post-apartheid constitutional order
Aaron Motsoaledi dismissed accusations that his office lacked the political will for electoral reform
Helen Suzman Foundation argues if reprieve is not granted, the government is likely to deport Zimbabweans en masse at the end of the year
The home affairs minister’s decision was unconstitutional and procedurally unfair, the Pretoria high court found
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Despite our fears of National Health Insurance NHI being driven by fears of corruption and limited state capacity, the issue of equal access to healthcare for all cannot be dismissed by the fear of what the 16% may lose
The permit, which has allowed tens of thousands of Zimbabweans to live, work and study in South Africa, was initially to be terminated in December 2022
The home affairs minister said Magudumana and Thabo Bester were legally extradited from Tanzania to South Africa
Zolile Sikelele, the father of Bester’s partner, Nandipha Magudumana, was granted bail with conditions on Monday morning
The Helen Suzman Foundation argued in court this week that the home affairs minister mislead permit holders and failed to give them a fair chance to regularise their status
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The home affairs minister said he could not confirm the validity of the American passport found in Bester’s possession when he was captured in Tanzania
Home affairs said an exemption had been granted to the man who killed Chris Hani to remain as parole conditions would not be imposed in his native country
The bill will introduce an untested electoral system allowing independent candidates to stand for parliament but is seen as a missed opportunity to ensure greater political accountability
The broken Zimbabwe economy and political system are too much of a push factor for xenophobia and Aaron Motsoaledi to stop people seeking refuge in Mzansi
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Sources at a meeting of the national executive committee said a call was made to shift the power utility to Gwede Mantashe’s ministry of minerals and resources
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The state’s failure to act as a source of moral or political authority creates a vacuum that ‘seductive’ populist movements are happy to fill
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Although some refugees choose to leave, others refuse to leave if not on their own conditions
SAPS top brass in sights for R100m security equipment corruption while spying on ANC and students
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In 2001, my mother immigrated to South Africa from the DRC and applied for asylum. I was two years old. Now I must apply for asylum even though I know no other country
Police minister Bheki Cele said they have identified the KZN, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces as high risk areas deploying a high contingent of police and SANDF
Two months before the long-serving higher education director general was suspended, he reported Nzimande to the bargaining council
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More than 11-million people were forced to flee their countries in 2020
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