Department of Home Affairs
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The services available at Home Affairs under level 4 lockdown
Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi on Wednesday 30 June provided clarity on the services available at Home Affairs offices…
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Home Affairs extends validity period of temporary visas
Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has extended the validity period of legally issued temporary visas to September 2021. In…
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Immigration officer nabbed for allegedly demanding R2k bribe from illegal immigrants
An immigration officer from the Eastern Cape faces charges of extortion after he allegedly demanded a bribe from illegal immigrants…
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Polygamist Musa Mseleku breathes fire over SA government – My wives will never have more than one husband
A woman getting married to more than one husband is unacceptable! This is the view of some men in polygamous…
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Home Affairs extends visa validity period
The Department of Home Affairs has announced the extension of the validity period of visas, due to expire on Wednesday,…
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Home Affairs signs deal with UNHCR for asylum seekers
The Department of Home Affairs has signed an agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to eliminate…
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Passport and marriage services resume at Home Affairs
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on Sunday that the country has moved to Level 1 lockdown, the Department of Home…
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Home Affairs in talks with neighbouring countries to house stranded CT refugees
The Department of Home Affairs says it is in discussion with neighbouring countries over repatriation efforts to handle the refugee…
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These are the 20 land borders you can use again from Monday
Borders which were closed to ordinary travel at the beginning of January will be reopened as of Monday. In a…
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Parliament calls for probe into heavy congestion at borders during festive season
Members of Parliament’s home affairs committee want a multi-departmental investigation into the heavy congestion at the country’s borders during the…
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Immigration officer in court for alleged corruption, granted R1 000 bail
An immigration officer has been released on R1,000 bail after making his first court appearance at the Postmasburg Magistrate Court…
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Opposition parties react to new ID system
Opposition parties have questioned the Department of Home Affairs’ Draft Official Identity Management Policy, which aims to introduce a new…
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Home Affairs: Holders of fake Covid-19 certificates are turned away at SA’s borders
The Department of Home Affairs says people from neighbouring countries who try to enter South Africa with invalid Covid-19 certificates…
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New ID numbers for South Africa planned
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has published a new draft official identity management policy which aims to introduce a…
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Minister Motsoaledi blames freight firms for Beitbridge chaos, confirms one death
The Department of Home Affairs on Wednesday blamed freight companies for last week’s snarl-ups at the Beitbridge border post. Minister…
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Most deaths at Beitbridge happened before congestion period, says Minister Motsoaledi
After the Department of Home Affairs was blamed for the deaths of several people at the Beitbridge border post, Minister…
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More than 1 000 arrested as Gauteng cops clamp down
Over 1 000 people were arrested in Gauteng over the weekend during an operation aimed at a safer festive season,…
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WC High Court rules certain provisions of Refugees Act must be suspended
The Western Cape High Court has ruled that certain provisions of the Refugees Act must be suspended. These govern the…
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KZN premier says truck owners in KZN to ‘prioritise’ jobs for locals
The KwaZulu-Natal government has secured commitments from freight owners with the aim of quelling attacks on trucks. According to KwaZulu-Natal…
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Prophet Bushiri claps back at Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi: Nothing wrong with having 5 passports
Enlightened Christian Gathering church leader Shepherd Bushiri has hit back at Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi following his address to…
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Married couple who led Greenmarket Square refugee protest facing charges
The married couple who led one of the factions of refugees that held a five-month protest at Greenmarket Square are…
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Government to deport 20 foreign nationals
The Department of Home Affairs said on Friday it had started the process of deporting 20 foreign nationals who were…
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Top cop warns Tshwane drivers not to stop on R80 highway
Most victims of violent crime along the R80 (Mabopane highway) had stopped to relieve themselves, SAPS district police commissioner Major-General…
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Home Affairs officials suspended
The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed that two senior officials, who were involved in serving religious leader Shepherd Bushiri…
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Over 300 000 identity documents have not been collected
The department of home affairs is urging people to collect these documents as it resumes more services under Alert Level…
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President Ramaphosa hosts virtual meeting with heads of neighbouring countries
President Cyril Ramaphosa is on Friday meeting with South Africa’s neighboring countries to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic as well as…
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Home Affairs staff at Durban office down tools over broken aircon
A day after the Department of Home Affairs announced it would extend its operating hours until January 10, scores of…
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Home Affairs extends operating hours
The Department of Home Affairs has extended its operating hours to 7pm from Thursday until 10 January to meet increased…
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Two arrested in Home Affairs fraud bust
Both suspects will appear in the Umlazi Magistrate’s Court soon. Two people have been arrested for fraud and possession of…
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Number of refugees removed from UNCHR seek asylum, court hears
Home affairs submitted a draft order asking the refugee reception office to issue permits to 38 refugees who have sought…
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Counterfeit goods to the tune of R7m seized in multidisciplinary operation in Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth police are continuing their crackdown on counterfeit goods after their latest raid recovered items to the value of…
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SA travel agents criticise new visa regulations
The Association of Southern African Travel Agents (ASATA) has called the differentiation of travel requirements for South African children and…
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Home affairs facing more than R2bn in lawsuits
Acting director-general Thulani Mavuso admits his department has a ‘contingent liability’ of civil actions. The department of home affairs (DHA)…
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Here is the reason why Businessman Sam Mshengu was arrested
Businessman Sam Mshengu of logistics company Sam Holdings has reportedly been arrested by the Hawks in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga. According to…
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Home Affairs website has been unavailable for nearly two weeks
The Department of Home Affairs website has been unavailable for nearly two weeks without any indication of when it will…
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Home Affairs’ services back online a week after service disturbances
The service interruptions were caused by a system upgrade of the live capture system conducted last month. After last week’s…
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