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President Ramaphosa gives SIU green light to investigate Prasa & Home Affairs over 14 to 20 year period
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed two proclamations allowing the Special Investigating Unit to investigate improper or unlawful conduct by officials…
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Home Affairs official gets 2 years in jail for selling IDs and birth certificates
In 2022, Home Affairs official Kedibone Serumula received a slap on the wrist after she was found guilty of selling…
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Home Affairs to extend working hours for eligible voters to collect IDs ahead of voter registration weekend
Home Affairs has extended its operating hours for the collection of identity documents ahead of the voter registration weekend. The…
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Police confiscate R5 million worth of counterfeit goods in Cape Town
Police in Cape Town have been lauded after their efforts to clamp down on the illegal trade of illicit counterfeit…
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Home Affairs official caught red-handed selling fake IDs
An Upington Home Affairs official has been busted for allegedly selling illegal identity documents to foreign nationals. The 37-year-old woman…
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Home Affairs rocked by identity theft
An identity theft syndicate involving at least four former Home Affairs officials has been cracked wide open at the Randfontein…
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Minister Motsoaledi: Bus drivers bringing unaccompanied kids from Zimbabwe should have been arrested
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said the bus drivers of around 42 cross-border vehicles which were ferrying more than…
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Home Affairs Dept to release White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration & Refugee Protection
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is set to brief the media on the gazetting of the White Paper on Citizenship,…
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Home Affairs offices will be open this weekend
The Home Affairs Department says its offices around the country will open this weekend to make it possible for people…
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Home Affairs registers first Nikah certificate
Home Affairs has registered its first Nikah certificate. A Nikah is a traditional wedding ceremony under Sharia or Islamic Law.…
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Eastern Cape shop owners warned to comply or be punished for selling counterfeit goods
Spaza shop owners in the Buffalo City Metro were in for a big surprise as police start to clamp down…
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Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi turns to Supreme Court in Zimbabwe permits fight
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is heading to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) after suffering a defeat in the…
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Home Affairs concerned about delay in implementing Zondo Commission recommendations
The Department of Home Affairs has raised concerns about the potential delay in implementing the recommendations of the Zondo Commission.…
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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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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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Bheki Cele says no one has the right to be in SA illegally
Police Minister Bheki Cele has joined the police hierarchy in conducting a sweep as part of the nationwide Operation Shanela.…
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Deal with zama zamas, or we will – Riverlea community tells police
Residents of Riverlea threatened to take matters into their own hands should police not deal decisively with illegal miners, also…
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President Ramaphosa set to meet with various ministerial depts over illegal mining issue
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet with various ministerial departments on Saturday over illegal miner-related issues plaguing Gauteng. Illegal…
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ANC backs Home Affairs Minister Motsoaledi on ZEP
The ANC is calling for a change to the ethos that South Africa belongs to all who live in it.…
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Bheki Cele: Diepsloot residents concerns cannot be solved by police alone
Police Minister Bheki Cele says issues raised by aggrieved Diepsloot residents concerning high levels of crime and undocumented migrants cannot…
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Foreign nationals demand IDs from Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi
Hundreds of angry Mozambican nationals belonging to the Mahlo Ya Rixaka Community Projects in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, took to the streets…
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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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Association asks government to allow ZEP holders to apply for permanent residency
Allow Zimbabwean Exemption Permit holders to apply for permanent residency in South Africa. That is the plea from Simba Chitando…
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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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Several recent mass shootings in KZN
Kwazulu-Natal has seen numerous violent crimes and mass shootings in the past few months. Last week, eight people were killed…
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Nandipha Magudumana facing a hefty bill after failing to have her arrest declared unlawful
Former fugitive Nandipha Magudumana will be left with a hefty bill following her unsuccessful application to declare her arrest and…
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Home Affairs slams Dr Nandipha Magudumana claims
A calculated lie meant to mislead the court. That’s how Home Affairs is responding to Nandipha Magudumana’s claims she was…
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Limpopo councillor Jonas Mpe bled to death after being shot in his home, says EFF
EFF in Limpopo has expressed “dismay” following the death of councillor Jonas Lebitsi Mpe, who was shot at his home…
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Billy Masetlha laid to rest
South Africa’s ambassador to Algeria, Billy Masetlha, has been described as loving and supportive, as he was laid to rest…
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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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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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Home Affairs department did not sanction DNA tests on Thabo Bester: Motsoaledi
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says his department did not sanction DNA tests on convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester…
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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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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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Health & Home Affairs officials in court, charged with illegal adoption
A new development in an illegal adoption case in the Free State has taken a twist after a Home Affairs…
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Nehawu: Public sector strike far from over
The public sector wage strike is far from over. The National Education, Health, and Allied Workers’ Union have instructed all…
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Nehawu protesters treated at Chris Hani hospital after police disperse crowds
National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) members are receiving medical attention at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital following…
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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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Human rights organisations say police preying on immigrants
Human rights organisations have expressed concern over frequent crimes by law enforcement officials against undocumented African immigrants in Johannesburg. Police…
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15 million without legal documents in SA, Parly hears
Fifteen million people are living without legal identity documents in South Africa, while 10000 local and foreign people are considered…
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Parliament may need 3 more months to pass Electoral Amendment Bill
Parliament may have to approach the Constitutional Court for a second time to extend the deadline to amend the Electoral…
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Home Affairs lacks capacity to deal with Zimbabwean permit holders: Helen Suzman Foundation
Immigration stakeholders such as the Helen Suzman Foundation contend that the Department of Home Affairs lacks the capacity to deal…
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Home Affairs: No proof investors looking for SA permanent residency have R15 billion
Home Affairs says it will abide by a court ruling which ordered the department to finalize the permanent residence applications…
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Alleged zama zama kingpins arrested
The Hawks working with Home Affairs and police swooped in on suspected illegal mining kingpins in Gauteng’s West Rand. Seven…
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Buffalo City residents voice grievances on Home Affairs services
Buffalo City residents in the Eastern Cape have voiced their grievances on home affairs services to Deputy Minister Njabulo Nzuza.…
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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 official jailed for taking R300 bribe from foreigner
The Sibasa Regional Court sentenced Khuliso Ravele, a former immigration official at Home Affairs, to four years’ imprisonment, wholly suspended…
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