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Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber pushes digitalisation to combat border corruption
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has highlighted digitalization as the key solution to corruption at South Africa’s borders. He made…
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Home Affairs Minister hails drone technology in fighting illegal immigration
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has praised the use of drone technology in monitoring and preventing illegal immigration into South…
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Home Affairs warns of vulnerability of green ID book
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber is urging people to get the smart ID card. He says the green ID book…
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Home Affairs Minster welcomes swift deportation process of 95 Libyans found at suspected military camp
Home Affairs Minister Leon Scheiber has welcomed the swift conclusion of the deportation process of 95 Libyan nationals found at…
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Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber clamps down ID fraud in new gazette
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has announced that the department will be implementing new measures to combat identity fraud. Schreiber…
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Minister Leon Schreiber to re-establish Immigration Advisory Board
Home Affairs Minister, Doctor Leon Schreiber, has extended an invitation to those who may be interested in serving on the…
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Minister Schreiber says sentence handed to Home Affairs official for selling fraudulent passports sends strong message
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has welcomed the sentence handed down to a former department official for fraud. Judy Zuma…
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Home Affairs Minister says measures in place to avoid abuse of immigration policies
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says there are measures in place to prevent the abuse of immigration policies for foreigners.…
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Dr Naledi Pandor leaves politics with a legacy of excellence
Dr Pandor’s passion for education and public service was evident from a young age. The Struggle veteran holds a PhD…
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Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber not committing to position on future of ZEP permit
Newly-appointed Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber is not yet committing to a position on the future of the Zimbabwean…
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Minister Motsoaledi: Bushiri’s fraudulent permit prompted SIU probe into Home Affairs Dept
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)’s probe into the department was prompted by the…
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Home Affairs offices will be open on Election Day: Minister Aaron Motsoaledi
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says all Home Affairs offices across the country will be open on Election Day to…
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Employment & Labour Dept talks tough on undocumented foreigners employed in SA
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) has issued a stern warning to South African companies that employ undocumented foreigners…
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Home Affairs extends public comment deadline on immigration law overhaul
The deadline to submit public comments on the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection has been extended until…
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Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi admitted to hospital
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has been admitted to hospital. Motsoaledi is to undergo an unspecified medical procedure at the…
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Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi extends ZEP permits until November 2025
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced the extension of special permits for Zimbabweans and Basotho living in South Africa…
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Current migration legislation is weak: Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the need to overhaul legislation on citizenship, immigration and refugees is urgent. He says…
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Lawyers for Human Rights welcomes ConCourt ruling on Minister Aaron Motsoaledi
Lawyers for Human Rights has welcomed the Constitutional Court judgment that held Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and the Director-General…
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ConCourt holds Minister Aaron Motsoaledi liable for failure to enact corrective law
The Constitutional Court has held the Home Affairs Minister and the Director-General personally liable for failure to enact corrective legislation…
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High Court dismissed Aaron Motsoaledi’s bid to appeal ruling on ZEP
The High Court in Pretoria dismissed Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi‘s leave to appeal its ruling, which declares his decision…
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Over 140 smuggled vehicles recovered: Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi
The Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says border guards have recovered more than 140 vehicles that were stolen and smuggled…
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Aaron Motsoaledi: Home Affairs hasn’t had enough time to implement electoral reforms
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says they haven’t had enough time to fully implement electoral reforms as recommended by…
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Court hears ZEP non-renewal will affect many lives
The Helen Suzman Foundation has insisted that Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP)…
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Home affairs wants to appeal against Zimbabwean permit judgment
Counsel for the Helen Suzman Foundation, Advocate Carol Steinberg, has argued before the High Court in Pretoria that there are…
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Home Affairs Dept not to blame for the large number of undocumented people in SA, says Motsoaledi
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said there were many undocumented foreigners in the country who did not want to…
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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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Dr Aaron Motsoaledi praised after assisting an ill passenger aboard flight
Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has been hailed for coming to the assistance of an ill passenger aboard a…
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Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi to challenge court ruling extending Zimbabwe Exemption Permits
Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said his department will appeal the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria that…
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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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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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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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Motsoaledi: South Africans rescued from Sudan were provided with emergency passports
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motoaledi on Sunday said while the government was evacuating South Africans from war-torn Sudan, his department…
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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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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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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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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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Home Affairs has reversed 553 fraudulent marriages this year
The Department of Home Affairs has implemented measures to reduce the high number fraudulent marriages. Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron…
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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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