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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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Parliament rushes to complete outstanding work before term ends
This includes wrapping up its Gupta naturalisation inquiry to determine whether due process was followed in awarding citizenship to members of the controversial family to advance their state capture motives.
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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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Manuel: Visa requirements, work permits key concerns for investors
Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel was speaking on the sidelines of the investor conference at the Sandton Convention Centre.
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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 clarifies why Gigaba didn’t revoke Gupta family's citizenship
The department says it believes it would be ill-advised to revoke the family's naturalisation in view of ongoing investigations against him and possible prosecutions.
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Parliament wants full brief from Gigaba on new visa rules
Committee chair Hlomani Chauke says the decision, announced by Gigaba on Tuesday, could enhance intra-Africa trade and tourism.
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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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Parliament hears govt's entire IT system was affected by power outage
The head of the State Information Technology Agency has told Parliament the power outage that caused Home Affairs systems to shutdown triggered a "catastrophic event" that affected all of government.
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Home Affairs offices shutdown due to power failure
The failure has led to its offices being unable to offer a range of services.
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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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Home Affairs introduces new machine-readable travel documents for refugees
Home Affairs Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan says that the new documents are more secure and should facilitate safer travel for refugees.
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Thought leaders discuss international migration policies
Thought leaders have gathered at the Wits Club in Johannesburg to discuss whether the department's migration policies are safe and in line with the African Development Agenda Vision 2063.
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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.
