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Expired Zim exemption permit holders who don’t apply for legal status ‘will be punished’, says Motsoaledi

LOCAL Expired Zimbabwean exemption permit (ZEP) holders who do not apply to be in SA legally must be prepared to face the consequences. Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi gave this warning on Tuesday when he appeared in parliament to provide an update on the ZEP process under way. “The ball is in their court, not in the government’s court. We will deal with them the same way we deal with […]

13 September 2022

Local

Operation Dudula calls for government to declare state of emergency on illegal citizens

LOCAL Operation Dudula is calling on the South African government to declare a state of emergency on illegal immigrants working and living in the country. The group held a media briefing in Johannesburg on Thursday, where they outlined plans to intensify their campaigns against foreign nationals in the country. Last Friday, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced a permit extension for Zimbabwean nationals living and working in South Africa by a […]

9 September 2022

Local

Home Affairs clamps down on passport fraud and introduces transit visas

LOCAL Pakistani and Bangladeshi travellers will now require a transit visa to travel to South Africa. R2.4 billion has been set aside to digitise 350 million civic documents dating back to 1895. These are among recent developments Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi briefed the media about in Pretoria on Thursday. The new measures are meant to address security breaches that have compromised the integrity of South African Passports. Among them […]

12 August 2022

Local

Home Affairs minister warns businesses exploiting illegal immigrants for cheap labour

LOCAL Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says that the owner of the plastic factory in Alberton, Ekurhuleni, where 51 illegal migrants were rescued from slave-like conditions, is still at large. Acting on information provided by a whistle-blower, the Home Affairs inspectorate visited the factory and was refused entry, prompting the officials to return in a joint law enforcement operation including police, the Department of Employment and Labour, Ekurhuleni Metro Police and […]

27 June 2022

Local

Home affairs takes down passport syndicate, 27 people arrested

Two home affairs officials from the Krugersdorp office are among 27 people arrested for their alleged involvement in a syndicate selling fraudulent passports and documents reserved for SA citizens. “They were doing what we refer to as a photo swap or using details of a South African to apply for a passport and then interfering with the system to insert the picture of a foreign national instead of the South […]

25 March 2022

Local

Gigaba to brief media on Apleni’s resignation

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba will hold a media briefing on Monday following the resignation of his department’s Director-General Mkhuseli Apleni. Apleni has been with the Home Affairs Department for nearly 10 years and has had a difficult time at the department. Apleni approached the courts last year when the then Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize suspended him, claiming he’d undermined the department and that he was unstable. Apleni argued that only […]

23 July 2018

Local

Parties demand answers after Gigaba’s Gupta gaffe

The Democratic Alliance is demanding answers following claims by home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday that the Guptas are not South African citizens. TimesLIVE reported on Tuesday night that in at least one case – that of Atul Gupta – the recently re-appointed Gigaba seemingly got it wrong. On Tuesday‚ Gigaba and home affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni provided feedback at a media briefing following meetings the pair had with […]

7 March 2018

Local

Home Affairs conduct ‘routine inspection’ at ANN7 offices

Home Affairs and immigration officials visited the offices of the embattled ANN7 channel on Thursday afternoon for a "routine inspection" Staff members have told News24 how they “have never seen something like that before”. Earlier this year, MultiChoice announced it would not be renewing its license with the channel, after it was bought by Mzwanele Manyi from the Gupta family’s company Oakbay. Home Affairs spokesperson Thabo Mokgola said it was […]

23 February 2018

News

ID book valid until Smart ID’s are released countrywide

The Department of Home Affairs has warned of a fake message doing the rounds on social media claiming that the green barcoded ID book will not be valid after 31 March 2018. The fake message says that residents need to apply for the Smart Card ID's. "Kindly note that the lifespan of a green barcoded ID comes to an end 31/03/2018. Please apply for your smart card ID. Lets share […]

21 November 2017

Home Affairs

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