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Government determined to improve ports of entry
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the South African government is determined to put an end to the illicit movement…
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Aaron Motsoaledi announces public-private partnership on modernisation of SA borders
Government has announced a public-private partnership for the redesign and modernisation of the country’s six busiest land border posts. Home…
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More than 100 undocumented migrants arrested
At least 103 undocumented immigrants have been arrested in Primrose, in Ekurhuleni. They were found locked in a house, with…
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Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi says SA to now demand transit visas from Pakistan nationals
Sixty-seven Pakistani nationals were denied entry into South Africa, following their failure to comply with immigration laws. Minister of Home…
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67 Pakistani nationals denied entry at OR Tambo & sent back home at own cost
At least 67 Pakistani nationals were denied entry into South Africa at the OR Tambo International Airport on Sunday and…
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Home Affairs Minister to apply for leave to appeal against Zimbabwean Exemption Permit judgments
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that his office will apply for leave to appeal against two Zimbabwean Exemption…
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Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi studying unconstitutional High Court ruling on ending ZEP
Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi is studying a judgment handed down by the Pretoria High Court that has declared…
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Road freight sector concerned over extension of ZEP
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has raised concern over the extension of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) which was set…
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Home Affairs’ ZEP extension buys Zimbabweans more time
Zimbabwean nationals in South Africa have termed the latest extension of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) a small reprieve for…
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ZEP holders praying for a miracle following Home Affairs extension
With Home Affairs deciding to extend the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) once again, some permit holders say they will continue…
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Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi extends Zimbabwean Exemption Permits to December 2023
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi extends Zimbabwean Exemption Permits to December 2023. The South African government has extended the validity…
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Nandipha Magudumana may have a winnable case, says immigration lawyer
Nandipha Magudumana may have a winnable case on her hands. Immigration lawyer Gary Eisenberg says there are merits to her…
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Thabo Bester issued with new ID card
Murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has a new ID number. He was previously not in possession of any official identity…
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Home Affairs Minister to brief media on the issuing of Bester’s passport and ID
The Department Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi is expected to brief the media in Pretoria on Monday morning on the…
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Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi: Thabo Bester was identified through DNA tests
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says DNA tests conducted by police between Thabo Bester and his mother have confirmed his…
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Thabo Bester escape: Dr Pashy demands apology from Aaron Motsoaledi
A medical doctor whose identity has been allegedly used by Dr Nandipha Magudumana during her daring escape with ‘Facebook rapist’…
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Government sets the record straight over UAE plane
The government has cleared the air over the landing of the UAE President’s plane in Bisho. There was widespread outrage…
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Minister Motsoaledi: SA has an influx of asylum seekers
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa has seen an influx of asylum seekers since 2007. Speaking at the…
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SA has an influx of asylum seekers: Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa has seen an influx of asylum seekers since 2007. Speaking at the…
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Minister Motsoaledi says G4S should be heavily penalised for Thabo Bester escape
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi wants G4S penalized. That would include the R1.4-million spent on returning Thabo Bester and Nandipha…
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Action Society: Taxpayers shouldn’t foot bill in Thabo Bester matter
Civil organization Action Society said that the costs incurred in convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester’s case should not be…
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Action Society: G4S should reimburse govt for Thabo Bester & Dr Magudumana return flight
Civil organization Action Society said security company G4S should reimburse the government for costs incurred during murderer and rapist Thabo…
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Aaron Motsoaledi turns down Thabo Bester’s attempt to question deportation in court
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has poured cold water on Thabo Bester’s bid to question his deportation from Tanzania…
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Government defends spending R1.4 million on Thabo Bester return
The government is justifying using a private jet to return Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana. The R1.4-million it cost to…
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MPs told private charter flight to return Thabo Bester & Dr Magudumana to SA cost R1.4 million
The private charter flight to return fugitive couple Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana to South Africa, cost the taxpayer R1.4…
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President Ramaphosa signs Electoral Amendment Bill into law
The Electoral Amendment Bill has been signed into law. It paves the way for independent candidates to contest positions in…
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We are not kicking people out, says Minister Motsoaledi on Zimbabwe permits
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi can’t understand the uproar over Zimbabwe Exemption Permits. The system is set to come to…
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Bester never issued with SA passport – Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi
There were questions about Thabo Bester’s true identity after he was nabbed with multiple IDs. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi…
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Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi to explain how Thabo Bester & Dr Magudumana left SA undetected
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is on Friday expected to shed light on how fugitive duo Thabo Bester and Nandipha…
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Court to hear ZIF’s challenge against scrapping of ZEP programme
The Pretoria High Court will on Thursday continue hearing the various challenges civil society groups have launched to the controversial…
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Judgement reserved in Helen Suzman Foundation’s challenge over ZEP discontinuation
Judgment has been reserved in the Helen Suzman Foundation’s challenge against the discontinuation of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) programme.…
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Home Affairs in court over termination of ZEP system
One of the most important human rights cases of recent decades got underway in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday,…
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Pretoria High Court to hear challenges against scrapping of Zim Exemption Permit
In the week, the Pretoria High Court will hear three challenges from various civil society organizations against the scrapping of…
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Zim Exemption Permit termination a positive move – Home Affairs Dept
The termination of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit program is for the benefit of the permit holders themselves, according to the…
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Home Affairs increases border security
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says today marks a new day in the fight against cross-border crime. The department has…
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Court says 22 Afghan asylum seekers can stay
The High Court in Pretoria has upheld a ruling that a group of 22 Afghan asylum seekers should be allowed…
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Home Affairs not happy with Afghan asylum seeker court ruling
The government is unhappy with the Pretoria High Court order, directing Home Affairs to grant asylum to 22 Afghan nationals.…
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Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi welcomes decision to reject Atul Gupta’s passport renewal
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has welcomed Friday’s judgment by the High Court in Pretoria which agreed with the…
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Atul Gupta loses court bid to get South African passport
Atul Gupta’s bid to obtain a new South African passport has been shot down by the High Court in Pretoria,…
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Zimbabwe exemption permit case to be heard next year
The Helen Suzman Foundation’s (HSF) challenge of Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s decision to terminate the Zimbabwe exemption permit (ZEP)…
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Minister Motsoaledi proposes changes to Electoral Amendment Bill
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has made a proposal for at least two more changes to the Electoral Amendment Bill.…
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Minister Aaron Motsoaledi: Home Affairs to hire more staff
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says long queues at the Department of Home Affairs offices could become a thing of the past.…
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South Africa passport fees to increase by 50% from 1 November
If you plan on getting or renewing your passport, there are only three weeks left to do so at the…
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President Ramaphosa to address Sadtu national general council
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the national general council of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) in…
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Law instructs police to ascertain immigration status, not me – says Home Affairs minister, Aaron Motsoaledi
Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has rubbished claims that he instructed police to conduct spot checks and ascertain the immigration…
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SA’s refugee and asylum-seeker system needs complete overhaul, says Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Tuesday said that the country’s refugee and the asylum-seeker system needed a complete overhaul.…
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Home Affairs dismisses claims Border Guards are turning back Zimbabweans who want to go back home
Home Affairs is dismissing claims Border Guards are turning back Zimbabweans who want to go back home. The department says…
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Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi: Extension of Zimbabwean exemption permits not because of lawsuits
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that the extension of the Zimbabwean exemptions permits had nothing to do with a…
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Operation Dudula: Zim permit extension a slap in the face of South Africans
Operation Dudula says the extension of Zimbabwean exemption permits is a slap in the face of South Africans. Following a…
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South Africa extends validity of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits for a further 6 months
South Africa’s Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has extended the validity of exemption permits for Zimbabweans to 30 June next…
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