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

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

Pastor Shepherd Bushiri (right) and his wife,
Mary Bushiri, are facing charges of fraud and money-laundering. (Emmanuel Croset/AFP)

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

Tripping: The journey to Conakry in Guinea from Bamako in Mali involves a taxi trip interrupted by negotiations with officials at the border and at roadblocks. (Michael Runkel)

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

The African passport will facilitate the free movement of people across the continent.

The free movement of Africans

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

Rules from 2014 had stipulated that minors had to carry an unabridged birth certificate and have parental consent to travel. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
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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

Money is an impediment but so too is the lack of political will, accountability and quality teacher training and support

SA passport, British visa application

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

Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi is accused of receiving a ‘gratuity’ of $105-million for signing off on a dodgy deal

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

There are no photos of Malusi Gigaba gracing Durban home affairs. Wonder why?

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

The African Union recommends that passports from individual countries in Africa be replaced with one document that can be used to travel anywhere in the continent.

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.

South Africa has the third-highest government wage bill as a share of GDP compared with 20 major global economies.

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".

Llandudno Beach in Cape Town. File photo

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.

Tony Blair and Bill Clinton heap praise on Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Passport-production security beefed up

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