Home affairs
Home Affairs extends the validity of visas for foreign nationals
The department said lawfully issued visas which expired from the 15 February and during the nationwide lockdown were valid until the end of October.
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Home Affairs working hard to deal with SA's porous borders, says Motsoaledi
Speaking on 702, Aaron Motsoaledi said they are working to correct this with the implementation of the Border Management Authority which has been in the making since 2013.
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Motsoaledi: Home Affairs annulled over 1,000 fraudulent marriages in 2018/2019
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi was speaking at Constitution Hill where the department held a marriage policy dialogue on Friday.
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Scalabrini Centre hopeful CT Refugee Reception Office reopens soon
The office has been closed for seven years, further burdening asylum seekers. It was due to reopen in March 2018, but the Home Affairs Department missed the deadline.
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S. Africans warned against inciting violence against foreign nationals
Parliament responded to clashes between police and what some claim to be foreign small business owners in the Johannesburg CBD.
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SA's immigration regulations must be fully implemented - parly committee
Home Affairs committee chairperson Bongani Bongo said it was untenable that a country had large numbers of undocumented immigrants and nothing was done about it.
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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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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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Parly won’t allow ex-officials to dodge inquiry on Gupta naturalisation
Parliament's Home Affairs Committee has drawn up a preliminary list of witnesses that possibly includes a former ANN7 employee, who now lives in India.
