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Passports

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
Border lessons: Pay up. Period
Article
/ 26 April 2019

Border lessons: Pay up. Period

This is an extract from the chapter titled Aisha, in which the author travels from Bamako in Mali to Conakry in Guinea

By Lerato Mogoatlhe 2
The free movement of Africans
Article
/ 3 April 2019

The free movement of Africans

Africans will soon be able to stay in other countries on the continent – and establish businesses there

By Advertorial Supplement
Unabridged birth certificates scrapped in time for festive season
Article
/ 25 September 2018

Unabridged birth certificates scrapped in time for festive season

Regulations from 2014 had stipulated that minors had to carry an unabridged birth certificate and have parental consent to leave the country

By Gemma Ritchie
SA passport, British visa application
Article
/ 20 April 2018

SA passport, British visa application

Zukiswa Wanner reveals the lengths we go through in an excerpt from, "Hardly Working: A travel memoir of sorts"

By Zukiswa Wanner
Comoros uncovers massive passport fraud
Africa
/ 13 April 2018

Comoros uncovers massive passport fraud

Two former Comoros presidents are suspected of embezzling millions of dollars from a scheme that sold passports to foreigners to finance development

By Staff Reporter
There’s no queue jumping, like Atul
Article
/ 9 March 2018

There’s no queue jumping, like Atul

The purgatory of home affairs saw me playing the journo card but at least I feel guilty about it

By Paddy Harper
African heads of state to carry ‘African passport’ by July
Africa
/ 7 April 2016

African heads of state to carry ‘African passport’ by July

The AU is making efforts to popularise the use of a single African passport for travel across the continent.

By Staff Reporter
Home Affairs maintains tourism travel rules are no problem
Article
/ 28 December 2015

Home Affairs maintains tourism travel rules are no problem

Home Affairs sees nothing wrong with the immigration rules and finds that travellers’ complaints are "baseless and inaccurate".

By Staff Reporter
Your passport to a good time
Article
/ 30 January 2014

Your passport to a good time

Don’t let a silly mistake ruin your holiday. Use this easy checklist to ensure your trip is plain sailing.

By Staff Reporter
Rwanda cancels exiles’ passports
Africa
/ 30 November 2012

Rwanda cancels exiles’ passports

The government of Rwanda has cancelled the passports of several key opposition leaders in exile, rendering some of these people stateless.

By Thalia Holmes
No image available
Article
/ 2 December 2010

Zim may need South Africa’s help in issuing passports

Zimbabwe may need to enlist the help of the South African government in issuing new Zimbabwean passport because of the high demand.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 7 May 2009

US slams ‘corrupt’ SA home affairs department

Poor administration and corruption at the Department of Home Affairs has resulted in thousands of fraudulent passports, the US said in a report.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 8 April 2009

Roll-out of new, high-security SA passport begins

The production of a high-security South African passport started on Wednesday, the CEO of the Government Printing Works said.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 5 March 2009

South Africans to get a new passport in April

South Africans will have a new passport — with undisclosed security features built into it — next month.

By Michael Hamlyn
No image available
Article
/ 18 February 2009

Passport-production security beefed up

Government has tightened up security around the production of South African passports, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter

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