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  • Home Affairs Director General holds up a sample of an SA unabridged birth certificate, Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Hanekom: I'm not at loggerheads with Gigaba over visa laws

    The Tourism Minister says he and his Home Affairs counterpart share a common purpose of protecting SA.

    2445 days ago
  • Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Gigaba: There’s no current review of the Citizenship Act

    Gigaba says neither the ANC nor government has taken any decision to review citizenship policy.

    2446 days ago
  • FILE. Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Dual passport debacle heads to Parliament

    The ANC confirmed it was considering the move to prevent South Africans from joining the Israeli army.

    2446 days ago
  • FILE. Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Cope calls on Home Affairs minister to address corruption

    The party has urged Malusi Gigaba to do more to tackle corruption at Home Affairs offices in the country.

    2451 days ago
  • Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    ‘99% of Zimbabwean permit applications adjudicated’

    Malusi Gigaba says only 26,000 of the 198,000 approved permits must still be picked up from centres.

    2463 days ago
  • President Zuma and his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: Louise Mcauliffe/EWN

    Govt to take a long, hard look at visa regulations

    A task team led by Cyril Ramaphosa will establish the impact the new rules have had on tourism & jobs.

    2474 days ago
  • Stephen Grootes

    OPINION: Hanekom vs Gigaba: When a law hurts the country

    Stephen Grootes questions the arguments in favour of the new visa regulations.

    2488 days ago
  • Home Affairs Director General holds up a sample of an SA unabridged birth certificate, Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    Ministers in 'rare' public spat over visa regulations

    The ministers of Tourism & Home Affairs are at loggerheads over the new visa rules.

    2488 days ago
  • A sample of an SA unabridged birth certificate. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN

    Minister vs Minister in visa rules fiasco

    Gigaba insists that the safety of children cannot come second to chasing profits & tourism numbers.

    2489 days ago
  • Passengers at OR Tambo International Airport. Picture: Govan Whittles/EWN

    'New visa regulations need better enforcement'

    Home Affairs maintains the new regulations are necessary to combat child trafficking.

    2515 days ago
  • FILE: Minister Malusi Gigaba recently toured the newly renovated Edenvale Home Affairs offices. Photo: Louise McAuliffe.

    ‘SA immigration regulations are not going anywhere’

    Concerns have been raised about a requirement that demands children carry unabridged birth certificates.

    2518 days ago
  • Home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba. Picture: EWN.

    Gigaba stands by new visa requirements

    Malusi Gigaba says he will not go back on a decision to implement new visa requirements next week.

    2556 days ago
  • FILE. Police and members from SANDF launched a massive raid at the Jeppestown hostel, searching for illegal weapons, drugs and stolen goods on 21 April 2015. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN.

    'Operation Fiela is not only about foreign nationals'

    Minister Malusi Gigaba says claims foreign nationals are being targeted through the police raids is unfounded.

    2566 days ago
  • Minister Malusi Gigaba tours the newly renovated Edenvale Home Affairs offices. Photo: Louise McAuliffe

    Minister Malusi Gigaba announces Home Affairs transformation

    The ‘Moetapele Initiative’ plans to root out corruption and streamline all processes at various Home Affairs offices nationwide.

    2567 days ago
  • FILE: A group of people picketing outside the Johannesburg Central Police Station on 8 May 2015. Picture: Emily Corke/EWN.

    Gigaba defends 'Operation Fiela'

    He says 'Operation Fiela' is about the state re-organising life in areas that are ridden with crime.

    2567 days ago
  • FILE: Department of Home Affairs official scanning the new Smart ID card. Picture: EWN

    140 Home Affairs offices equipped to issue Smart ID cards

    Minster Malusi Gigaba said the dept can't expand the service just yet because of power supply issues.

    2572 days ago
  • Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba.  Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Gigaba: I don't believe that anything justifies violence

    Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba speaks about the recent spate of xenophobic attacks in KZN & Gauteng, the effects it’s had on victims and who the most vulnerable are.

    2586 days ago
  • FILE. The Home Affairs Department wants to clamp down on companies & individuals employing foreigners without working visas. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN

    R118m to be spent on immigration inspectors

    Home Affairs wants to clamp down on companies & individuals employing foreigners without working visas.

    2589 days ago
  • Foreign nationals gesture after clashes broke out between a group of locals and police in Durban on 14 April, 2015 in ongoing violence against foreign nationals in Durban, South Africa. Picture: AFP.

    Gigaba: Xenophobic attacks have been contained

    The Home Affairs Minister says attacks on foreigners have been contained & normality is being restored.

    2590 days ago
  • Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba.  Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Minister to address victims of xenophobia in Isipingo

    Malusi Gigaba has apologised to foreign nationals who have been left destitute after xenophobic attacks.

    2602 days ago
  • FILE: President Jacob Zuma attended the BRICS meeting ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Brisbane, Australia. Picture: GCIS.

    Relaxed visa regulations on the cards for BRICS travellers

    The move is aimed at encouraging economic growth.

    2642 days ago
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