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Home Affairs

Chris Brown: Should home affairs have acted?
Friday
/ 12 December 2024

Chris Brown: Should home affairs have acted?

The US musician, who has a history of violence against women, is set to perform in Johannesburg

By Aarti Bhana
Presidency rebukes DA over Ukraine as foreign policy row heats up
Politics
/ 28 October 2024

Presidency rebukes DA over Ukraine as foreign policy row heats up

The government will not review foreign policy to accommodate the demands of the Democratic Alliance, a senior official said

By Emsie Ferreira
Cabinet applauds conviction of Home Affairs officials in fraudulent passport scheme
Crime
/ 8 August 2024

Cabinet applauds conviction of Home Affairs officials in fraudulent passport scheme

Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber said the convictions proved that corruption could be defeated

By Mandisa Nyathi
Home Affairs Minister Schreiber to revive Immigration Advisory Board
National
/ 15 July 2024

Home Affairs Minister Schreiber to revive Immigration Advisory Board

The board will provide input on the future of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit, the new minister said in his budget speech

By Emsie Ferreira
Lack of resources, not migration control, contributes to SA education problems, says law centre
National
/ 5 July 2024

Lack of resources, not migration control, contributes to SA education problems, says law centre

A shortage of resources is failing South Africa’s undocumented children, with more than 258 000 awaiting birth registration, says the Centre for Child Law

By Umamah Bakharia
Court orders home affairs not to ‘block’ children’s IDs
National
/ 18 January 2024

Court orders home affairs not to ‘block’ children’s IDs

The decision will provide relief to children whose parents’ identity documents have been marked as suspicious or under investigation

By Lyse Comins
Motsoaledi withdrawing South Africa from international refugees treaties is not a solution
Opinion
/ 25 November 2023

Motsoaledi withdrawing South Africa from international refugees treaties is not a solution

The country must chart a humane policy for refugees that flows from the spirit and objects of the post-apartheid constitutional order

By Callixte Kavuro
Supreme court of appeal ruling allows lost citizens back
National
/ 15 June 2023

Supreme court of appeal ruling allows lost citizens back

Since 1995, South Africans who gained citizenship of another country lost their local one, but the court said home affairs had given no legitimate purpose for this

By Tania Broughton
Thabo Bester saga: Nandipha Magudumana’s father granted bail
National
/ 17 April 2023

Thabo Bester saga: Nandipha Magudumana’s father granted bail

Zolile Sikelele, the father of Bester’s partner, Nandipha Magudumana, was granted bail with conditions on Monday morning

By Eunice Masson
Motsoaledi tore up policy paper in scrapping Zimbabwe exemption permit, court hears
National
/ 14 April 2023

Motsoaledi tore up policy paper in scrapping Zimbabwe exemption permit, court hears

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

By Emsie Ferreira
Janusz Walus stabbed by fellow inmate
National
/ 29 November 2022

Janusz Walus stabbed by fellow inmate

The man who murdered Chris Hani is receiving medical care after an attack three days before his court-ordered release on parole

By Emsie Ferreira
Home affairs department fails to serve citizens and non-nationals
Opinion
/ 23 June 2022

Home affairs department fails to serve citizens and non-nationals

The dysfunctional department is a hindrance to an inclusive and progressive asylum seeker and refugee regime in South Africa

By Zimkhitha Mhlahlo and Charlene Kreuser
Diepsloot raids ‘illegal’, say lawyers
National
/ 6 May 2022

Diepsloot raids ‘illegal’, say lawyers

Harassment, xenophobia – and jubilation – are on display when Mail & Guardian visits the township

By Bongeka Gumede
National Treasury sued for R63 million for nonpayments
National
/ 20 April 2022

National Treasury sued for R63 million for nonpayments

The liquidators of Double Ring wants an order forcing treasury to get government departments to pay invoices on time

By Khaya Koko
South Africa is home to a culture of transphobia
Opinion
/ 17 January 2022

South Africa is home to a culture of transphobia

Two M&G articles defending trans-exclusionary views draw on the insidious anti-trans rhetoric flourishing in the UK, but ignore our country’s constitutional protections

By Cassandra Roxburgh
Public protector’s probes highlight crumbling Eastern Cape hospitals
National
/ 30 June 2021

Public protector’s probes highlight crumbling Eastern Cape hospitals

Seventeen investigative reports, undertaken by Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s office, detail gross negligence and maladministration in government structures

By Chris Gilili
Pandemic set to cause home affairs delays for years to come
Opinion
/ 28 May 2021

Pandemic set to cause home affairs delays for years to come

Already slow processes are now even worse, with inconsistency in residence and other applications creating huge uncertainty

By Stefanie de Saude Darbandi
Motsoaledi blames ‘porous’ and ‘rotten’ borders for Bushiris’ escape
National
/ 17 November 2020

Motsoaledi blames ‘porous’ and ‘rotten’ borders for Bushiris’ escape

Home affairs minister admits South Africa has weak borders, and that the Bushiris had 10 passports between them

By Khaya Koko
IEC ready for elections despite budget and Covid setbacks
Politics
/ 7 July 2020

IEC ready for elections despite budget and Covid setbacks

The Electoral Commission of South Africa said next year’s local government elections will go ahead despite the pandemic as it has plans in place to keep employees and voters safe

By Lester Kiewit
Anarchy rules at home affairs
Analysis
/ 11 March 2020

Anarchy rules at home affairs

It is unwise to entrust our fingerprints, biographical details and legislative authority to a syndicate of delinquent government officials

By Gary Eisenberg

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