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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Home Affairs Department says it has launched what it calls an improved refugee travel document. This forms part of a drive to take advantage of technology to prevent fraud and other illegal activities. Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan says the new version, called Machine Readable Travel Document for Refugees, has been designed and developed using the latest passport production technology and security standards. She says the document is fully compliant […]
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s camp is working on a detailed counter-campaign to clear perceptions that he is in the pockets of the Guptas. Gigaba’s consistent denial of involvement with the Guptas is proving difficult to sustain as evidence suggesting that he has deep ties with the family keeps piling up. City Press understands that supporters of the embattled Gigaba are working on compiling favourable evidence dating back to the time […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
