Home Affairs
Children born abroad with one South African parent have right to citizenship
Constitutional Court says that Home Affairs conduct is “brazenly incompetent”, intransigent, indifferent and inefficient
Law | 24 July 2020
Court victory for “invisible, undocumented children”
Fathers to be able to register the births of their children without the mother being present or giving consent
Law | 20 May 2020
Reintegrate or be repatriated, Home Affairs warns refugees
Motsoaledi tells MPs that the countries refugees want to go to are not ready to welcome them
News | 10 March 2020
Home Affairs blocked my ID, says Free State man
Nathi Lepelesana used his ID to vote in SA elections. Now he’s been told he’s a Lesotho citizen
News | 20 January 2020
UNHCR refugee protest stems from failures at Home Affairs
Long delays, inefficiencies and obstructionism causes frustration and anger among asylum seekers
By Madison Yauger and Karabo Mafolo
News | 27 November 2019
Children of immigrants must be in school, says Minister of Home Affairs
“Send them to school. We’ll look at the documentation later”
News | 23 October 2019
SASSA and Home Affairs offices stand empty
Offices unstaffed in Maqongqo, Pietermaritzburg
Brief | 22 October 2019
Concourt judgment will help keep families together
Foreign nationals with South African or permanent resident spouses do not have to leave the country to apply for spousal visas
Law | 8 August 2019
Home Affairs misses deadline for Cape Town refugee office, says LRC
“The non-responsiveness by Home Affairs left no room for us to engage with them”
News | 9 July 2019