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Home Affairs withdraws asylum directive as Schreiber defends reversal
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has defended the withdrawal of an asylum application directive after refugee centres were overwhelmed and violent anti-immigrant protests…
ConCourt’s asylum seeker unintended consequences
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration has raised concerns over unintended consequences from a Constitutional Court ruling, which has caused massive backlogs and…
Home affairs unveils first working prototype of South Africa’s Digital ID
The Department of Home Affairs has unveiled South Africa's first working Digital ID prototype as part of a sweeping modernization initiative. Minister Leon Schreiber also…
First 1140 Malawians processed at Durban repatriation site found to be undocumented
The first 1140 Malawian nationals processed at a repatriation site in Durban were found to be in the country illegally, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Njabulo Nzuza said on Sunday,…
Ghana repatriates 300 citizens from SA
The rare voluntary state-assisted return for Ghanaians, which comes amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment, has sparked debate on xenophobia, migration policy and precedent
Immigration debate is misdirected, savage
It is also true that undocumented migration can create space for criminal activity. But we have to be honest: immigrants are not the main drivers of crime in this country. Data…
Where does patriotism end and xenophobia begin?
There is something deeply dishonest about how few South Africans discuss immigration. They have become comfortable with moral grandstanding while communities collapse under the…
SA 2025: Scenic route from G20 to NGC
This was the year that was — South Africa’s chequered 2025, a year that ends not with resolution, but with reckoning
Ramaphosa’s office says DD Mabuza’s pension saga is a family matter
AlexForbes said it would not oppose the application by Mabuza’s daughter to have the R44 million pension pay out stopped
Chris Brown: Should home affairs have acted?
The US musician, who has a history of violence against women, is set to perform in Johannesburg
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
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
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
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
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