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South Africa introduces 'deportation buses'

The Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, announced on 11 December 2024 that the department has introduced deportation buses for illegal immigrants who do not comply with immigration laws.Clearly, this is targeted at African immigrants…

Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 15:05hrs | 2923 | by Staff reporter

SA's Home Affairs may have to pay Zimbabwean R1 million

The Department of Home Affairs will likely have to pay damages to the tune of R1 million to an illegal immigrant after the Eastern Cape High Court ruled that she was unlawfully detained for a month.The woman, whose name is withheld, was ar…

Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 08:00hrs | 8842 | by Staff reporter

SA Home Affairs told to unblock Zimbabwean man's ID

A Man who was more than three years ago suddenly stripped of his South African citizenship by Home Affairs, and who had in the meantime lost his job as a result, turned to the court for a final interdict to force the department to unblock …

Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:58hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Clarity on Zimbabwe exemption permits deadline in South Africa

THE National Employers' Association of South Africa (NEASA) on Thursday provided clarity for all affected parties on the relevant deadlines and periods of validity of the the Zimbabwean exemption permits (ZEP) dispensation.There are more t…

Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 11:05hrs | 40 | by Agencies

'SA's Home Affairs lacks capacity to deal with Zimbabwean permit holder'

Immigration stakeholders such as the Helen Suzman Foundation contend that the Department of Home Affairs lacks the capacity to deal fairly with Zimbabweans seeking to regularise their stay in South Africa and therefore must be made to reco…

Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Home Affairs nails only 500 fake South African passports

The Department of Home Affairs has identified 500 fraudulent passports in the last three financial years - with 185 documents blocked in 2022 alone.Responding to a written parliamentary Q&A this week, home affairs minister Aaron Motsoa…

Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 19:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

South Africa to investigate foreigners with permits in February

The South Africa Department of Home Affairs will begin a Citizen Authentication System  which is set to verify permits and Visas issued to foreigners since 2004. The operation is aimed at fishing out individuals who fraudulently acqui…

Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 10:38hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

Process to issue Zimbabwe passports online begins

Passport seekers will soon be able to apply for the travel document in the comfort of their homes and schedule appointments with the Registrar-General's Office online, following efforts being made to consolidate data that enables one to do…

Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:13hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

How SA Home Affairs has been putting asylum seekers at risk

In July 2012 the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) closed its Refugee Reception Office (RRO) in Cape Town. Despite two court orders to do so and devastating consequences for asylum seekers, it has failed to reopen the office.The most recent…

Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 22:09hrs | 2 | by Leigh Hamilton

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