Home Affairs Department

Mother challenges home affairs

Article Tania Broughton - 16 Aug 2019

A stateless woman in Durban is waging a court battle to receive identification documents so she can apply for birth certificates for her children

Immigration Act upended by legal chaos

Article Gary Eisenberg - 31 May 2019

Every foreigner, including investors, has to hurdle ignorant officials and a multiplicity of ‘laws’

SA’s contradictory laws discriminate against children of migrants

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Nov 2018

Proposed regulations for birth certificates will deny children of migrants the right to education

Chawla demanded a luxury flight to Gupta naturalisation inquiry

Article Sarah Smit - 9 Oct 2018

The Gupta lieutenant said his immediate return to South Africa would be subject to Parliament purchasing him a business-class flight

Gigaba rights queer affairs

Article Carl Collison - 28 Sep 2018

Prejudiced officials in the department and transgender people’s IDs will be tackled

Gigaba, Apleni to testify on day two of Gupta naturalisation inquiry

Article Raeesa Pather - 13 Sep 2018

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba will testify under oath on his role in the Guptas’ alleged capture of his department

Parliament considers summoning Gupta lieutenant Ashu Chawla

Article Raeesa Pather - 12 Sep 2018

Chawla is a citizen of South Africa, and the portfolio committee on home affairs wants him for questioning

Lesbian couple finally get a visa but it’s a ‘housewife’ permit

Article Carl Collison - 7 Sep 2018

They regard it as a ‘milestone’ even if one of them is not allowed to work, but they’ll keep fighting

The faces behind SA’s citizenship nightmare

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Jul 2018

Home affairs’ continued intransigence and the private sector’s reluctance to employ legal immigrants are taking a heavy personal toll

Open letter to President Ramaphosa on World Refugee Day

Article Lawyers For Human Rights - 20 Jun 2018

Home affairs is blatantly disregarding the rights of refugees and perpetrating a system not unlike that of apartheid

Home Affairs faces legal action after failing to re-open Cape Town refugee office

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Apr 2018

For the past six years, Cape-based asylum seekers have travelled at least twice a year to Refugee Reception Offices in Pretoria, Durban and Musina.

Inquiry on Gupta Naturalisation

Videos Staff Reporter - 27 Mar 2018

The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs will hold an inquiry into the process that led to members of the Gupta family receiving early naturalisation.

12 3 4 Page 1 of 4

Press Releases

Boosting safety for cargo and drivers

IT Web - 24 Jan 2020

The use of a telematics system for fleet vehicles has proved to be an important tool in helping to drive down costs and improve efficiency, says MiX Telematics Africa.

Government News

Silencing the guns and firearms amnesty

SA News - 24 Jan 2020

Silencing the guns and firearms amnesty

Government News

Gender-based violence is an affront to our humanity

SA News - 23 Jan 2020

Gender-based violence is an affront to our humanity

Government News

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

SA News - 23 Jan 2020

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

Press Releases

MTN unveils TikTok bundles

IT Web - 22 Jan 2020

Customised MTN TikTok data bundles are available to all prepaid customers on *136*2#.

Special Reports

Marketers need to reinvent themselves

Derek Davey - 22 Jan 2020

Marketing is an exciting discipline, offering the perfect fit for individuals who are equally interested in business, human dynamics and strategic thinking. But the...

Press Releases

Upskill yourself to land your dream job in 2020

IT Web - 21 Jan 2020

If you received admission to an IIE Higher Certificate qualification, once you have graduated, you can articulate to an IIE Diploma and then IIE Bachelor's degree at IIE Rosebank College.

Press Releases

South Africans unsure of what to expect in 2020

IT Web - 20 Jan 2020

Almost half (49%) of South Africans, 15 years and older, agree or strongly agree that they view 2020 with optimism.