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Refugees protesting in CT given 2 weeks to reintegrate or repatriate
On Monday, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that 41 people including the so-called ring leaders Aline Bukuru and Papy Sukami were deported two...
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Repatriation or reintegration: Home affairs dept gives refugees in CT options
Minister Motsoaledi said the UNHCR had discussed two issues - resettlement with communities in and around Cape Town and voluntary repatriation back to countries of origin.
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No third country of resettlement for refugees in Cape Town
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi briefed media on 19 April 2021 in Pretoria where he reiterated that refugees in Cape Town who wanted to be relocated to a different country would not be taken to any third country. They have 14 days to either be repatriated back to their countries of origin or settled back into communities where they lived.
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Permits reviewing committee will create greater accountability - Motsoaledi
The minister announced that the committee will be vetting several categories of permits and visas issued since 2004 to crack down on fraud and corruption.
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‘Everything's going according to plan’ - Motsoaledi assesses SA borders
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi visited the Lebombo border post on Monday to assess the state of readiness after the National Coronavirus Command Council took a decision to re-open border posts. #LebomboBorder #COVID19 #Level3Lockdown
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Motsoaledi: Anyone entering SA still needs a COVID clearance certificate
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is visiting the Lebombo Border Post as the country reopened 20 land borders on Monday.
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Cope drafts private member’s bill to amend Electoral Act
Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota and party colleague Farouk Cassim briefed Parliament’s home affairs committee on the bill on Tuesday.
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Motsoaledi mum on electoral reform until Cabinet approves new policy
The Constitutional Court ruled in June last year that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional in so far as it only allowed for the election of members of Parliament and provincial legislatures through political parties.
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Motsoaledi directed to consider amending naturalisation rules to comply with law
This formed part of the remedial action set down in a report, which made adverse findings against former minister Malusi Gigaba regarding the naturalisation of the Guptas, albeit that it cleared him of abusing his power.
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These are the Home Affairs services you can access on adjusted level 3 lockdown
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on 12 January 2021 during a media briefing that some services by the Department of Home Affairs would be suspended during the adjusted level 3 lockdown.
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Motsoaledi: Travellers need permission to pass through SA borders
But while the border between Mozambique and South Africa may be closed migrants are still making their way into the country illegally.
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Motsoaledi: This is why COVID-positive people are turned away at our borders
Travellers from Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe are tested on arrival if they don’t have valid COVID-19 certificates – and those with fraudulent certificates are also turned away.
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Govt: SA has no capacity to treat COVID-19 patients from neighbouring countries
Many hospitals are battling to cope under the strain of the second surge in coronavirus infections, which is largely driven by a second variant.
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Motsoaledi: Over 50 foreign nationals tried to enter SA with fake COVID results
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has visited the border post where nationals from Zimbabwe and other countries north of the Limpopo are seeking to enter.
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Motsoaledi outlines measures to bolster SA’s borders in COVID-19 battle
Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday, the minister said his department would deploy an additional 160 officials to six of the country’s busiest ports of entry to manage a high influx of people moving in and out of the country.
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‘Only one truck driver died at Beitbridge’ - Aaron Motsoaledi
According to Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, the department was only aware of one truck driver who died amid the Beitbridge congestion that lasted for almost three days.
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Motsoaledi blames freight firms for Beitbridge chaos, confirms one death
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Wednesday briefed the media and rubbished reports that four drivers had died while they waited in the queue to cross.
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Most deaths at Beitbridge happened before congestion period - Motsoaledi
Travellers seeking entry into Zimbabwe spent most of last week at the port of entry in queues stretching several kilometres.
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Motsoaledi: We've deployed more soldiers, staff at Beitbridge Border
Concerns have been raised over long queues at the Beitbridge Border, which has been exacerbated by truck drivers that have abandoned their holding areas.
