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Migrant children face high risk of statelessness in SA - report
According to the report, which included more than 300 foreign national children, 40% of children have no evidence of their nationality.
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Denzil Daniels can be reunited with family in SA, but identity must be verified
Denzil Daniels, who is mentally challenged, was found in eSwatini more than 1,700 kilometres from Cape Town last week.
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‘I'm married to someone that I don’t know’ - Marriage fraud victim speaks out
After trying to vote in the 2006 elections, Nomathamsanqa Sweetness Swartbooi found out she was legally married to a man she had never met. This man used her surname to open accounts, take out loans as well registering two children that Swartbooi never gave birth to.
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Exposed: The long battle to escape fraudulent marriages in SA
A fraudulent marriage happens when the victim’s ID number is used without their knowledge to create a marriage to a stranger that exists only on paper. Their surnames as recorded on the Home Affairs registry then change to those of their alleged 'spouses'.
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New ‘smart’ Home Affairs service promises to deliver IDs within a week
With its state-of-the-art infrastructure, applicants will no longer need to wait up to six months for an ID, as smart IDs will be issued within a week.
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SA Home Affairs system needs to change, says lawyer assisting Zim mom
The woman's 12-year-old son is at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital fighting leukaemia after he was diagnosed in May last year, but she is restricted from visiting South Africa, due irregularities with her visa.
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Home Affairs vows to help Alex residents to get their documents after shack fire
Home Affairs Minister Siyabonga Cwele urged residents to apply for new documents.
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Home Affairs in hot water over unpaid R794m IT company invoice
'The Star' newspaper is reporting that Double Ring Trading was owed R67m by the department back in 2009, but the amount has now increased to R794 million, which liquidators are trying to retrieve.
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Home Affairs to 'simplify' rules of travel for foreign national children
Minister Malusi Gigaba announced amendments to the visa regulations on Tuesday morning.
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Home Affairs slammed for failing to reopen CT refugee office
Sonke Gender Justice says the department is shifting responsibility to the Department of Public Works.
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Growing backlogs at Home Affairs raise concerns
The Home Affairs Department says while it’s in talks with unions, offices will be closed again this weekend.
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SA officials in talks with NZ over new visa rule
Home Affairs officials have described the newly imposed visa requirement as “unfortunate”.
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New Home Affairs system to crack down on corruption, improve service delivery
The intervention could see a decrease in the high rates of corruption at the Marabastad refugee office.
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‘New asylum application system to relieve pressure on officials, foreign nationals’
Next month, the Marabastad refugee reception office will launch the paperless system.
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Gigaba exploring legal means to bar US pastor from entering SA
Steven Anderson has criticised the minister for threatening to bar him from entering the country.
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Home Affairs to prioritise sensitivity training around LGBTI
Minister Gigaba says staff attitudes must be addressed as they can affect services provided to LGBTI people.
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SA govt could offer visa waiver for international graduates
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has encouraged foreign students in SA to consider working in the country.
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Saps, Treasury raise red flags over Border Management Authority Bill
Both say while they support a single border control body, Sars must remain in charge of customs.
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FACT CHECK: Is SA home to more than a million asylum-seekers?
Africa Check clarifies if SA is home to the highest number of unresolved asylum cases in the world.
