Passports
latest news & developmentsPandemic 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
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
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 free movement of Africans
Africans will soon be able to stay in other countries on the continent – and establish businesses there
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
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 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’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
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.
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".
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.
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.