Department Of Home Affairs
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376 000 new voters register via online portal, says electoral commission
The IEC launched “Beats for My Peeps” election edutainment programme which will air on SABC1 on 3 June at 18:00 to encourage youth voter participation
Looking past the SANDF deployment to solve our crime crisis together
It is also clear to many people, following revelations at the Madlanga Commission and corruption scandals in the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, that both the SAPS…
SIU unveils large-scale issuance of fraudulent permits by some home affairs officials
The Special Investigating Unit traced financial gains of more than R181 million linked to beneficiaries of fraudulent visa applications that were supported by fake documentation
Leon Schreiber: Home Affairs
Schreiber has cleared a backlog of over 300 000 visa applications, led large-scale anti-corruption within the department and launched the Home Affairs Citizenship Reinstatement…
Battle over DD Mabuza’s estate
The former deputy president’s daughter from a previous marriage has gone to court to lay claim to funds from his estate in a battle with his widow
Editorial: The slog of becoming a South African
Because Primrose Modisane was denied a birth certificate – until the court ordered it – she could not open a bank account or register her child at a school
Judge slams home affairs department for ‘unintelligible, illogical babble’ in gay case
An immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was jailed solely for homosexuality in his home country
SA politicians also weaponise migration
South Africa must rid itself of issues that prevent a fair, rights-based approach to people’s mobility
Nandipha Magudumana to appeal her extradition on Thursday
She will argue in the Supreme Court of Appeal that her constitutional rights were violated through her ‘forced return’ to South Africa
White Paper on immigration fails Africa’s free trade aspirations
The African Continental Free Trade Area endorses immigration, yet South Africa’s home affairs department is pushing for stringent requirements for visas
Home Affairs opens office in Durban shopping mall
The latest branches to open include The Pavilion Shopping Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, Tyger Valley centre in the Western Cape and Southgate Mall in Johannesburg
Man gets ID after 25-year wait for birth certificate
A court ruling set the legal standard of proof to be applied in statelessness cases
Safe Parks provide essential support so children can learn
‘It’s a small step to encourage them to keep on with their schoolwork’
Motsoaledi’s approach to refugee protection is anti-African
The home affairs minister’s attempted revision of South Africa’s progressive refugee protection policy is discouraging
Panel to lead electoral reforms not yet appointed, says home affairs minister
Aaron Motsoaledi dismissed accusations that his office lacked the political will for electoral reform