Home affairs department
WATCH: Ramaphosa makes progress check on Home Affairs Dept
President Cyril Ramaphosa is visiting the Home Affairs head office in Tshwane as part of his commitment to promote good governance and professionalism in the...
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SAns living abroad to wait 6 months for finalisation of passport applications
This was revealed by Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi in a written parliamentary reply on Tuesday.
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Motsoaledi apologises to victims of fraudulent marriages
Nomathamsanqa Swartbooi was among those struggling to get assistance from the Department of Home Affairs after discovering she was fraudulently married to an unknown man.
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Immigrants in CT ‘live in fear’ as refugee centre remains shut
This June it will be seven years since the centre closed its doors. It means that asylum seekers have to travel to either Durban, Pretoria, Musina or Port Elizabeth.
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Modernised Home Affairs office launched in Stellenbosch
Residents will be able to access the digital facility for applications and collections of the new Smart ID card, passports and other services.
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Immigration law firm helping Zim mother gain access to critically ill son in SA
Allan Chada was diagnosed with the most common childhood cancer, Leukaemia, in May 2018.
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Cele: Talking about crime threat posed by illegal foreigners is not xenophobia
The SAPS estimates that 9,000 illegal foreigners are detained every month, but it has no computerised system in place to confirm this.
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Home Affairs seeks deadline extension on amending immigration law
In 2017, the court gave Parliament two years to amend immigration law to ensure illegal foreign nationals are brought before a court within 48 hours of arrest.
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Govt depts initiate emergency plans to deal with African Global liquidation
The company, formerly known as Bosasa, announced on Monday that it had opted for voluntary liquidation after banks announced they would close the company's accounts, citing reputational risk.
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Refugees in CT stuck in red tape limbo
In December 2017, the Supreme Court of Appeal ordered the Home Affairs Department to open a new facility by the end of March 2018.
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Public urged to collect IDs ahead of voter registration weekend
In the Western Cape alone, more than 23,000 people have not collected their IDs.
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Home Affairs Dept gearing up for traffic at Beitbridge border
The department says traffic volumes are expected to increase again at border posts from Sunday.
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Cwele urges Alex residents not use violence to resolve disagreements
The man who allegedly started a fire in Alexandra was killed last week allegedly after being attacked by community members.
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Home Affairs to now officiate over same-sex marriages as bill is passed
The National Assembly passed the second Private Members' Bill on Thursday afternoon.
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Gigaba resignation leaves MPs with unanswered questions
Malusi Gigaba was due to answer MPs’ questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday, including some related to the Gupta family's naturalisation and the Fireblade Aviation matter.
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Nicky Oppenheimer relieved Fireblade legal battle is over
Oppenheimer was commenting following news that the Constitutional Court has now also dismissed Malusi Gigaba’s application for leave to appeal a high court ruling.
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Nicky Oppenheimer & son to appear in Parly over Fireblade Aviation
Fireblade Aviation was granted permission to offer a customs and immigration service at OR Tambo International Airport in 2016.
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Official in New Delhi removed from post for not approving Gupta workers visas?
Ronald Steyn has told Parliament's inquiry into the naturalisation of the Gupta family that there were never any problems with his work.
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Gigaba’s visa changes 'confusing', says SA Tourism Services Association
Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday announced people travelling with children to South Africa would only need to show full documentation in exceptional cases.
