Home Affairs
Immigration Advisory Board appointed for the first time in a decade, says Schreiber
13-member Board will be advising the Home Affairs minister on matters relating to immigration policy, strategy, and implementation
Brief | 4 April 2025
Home Affairs urges villagers to travel to collect IDs – and then turns them away
“What frustrates me most is that these people came to us, begging us to apply for these IDs that we don’t even need”
News | 10 March 2025
People trying to seek asylum should not be deported, court hears
Human rights organisation wants Refugees Act amendments declared unconstitutional
By Daniel Steyn
Law | 28 February 2025
Refugees wait decades for Home Affairs to recognise their families
Despite a 2019 court ruling on “family joining”, spouses and children of asylum seekers are struggling to get documented
By Nontobeko Mkhwanazi and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 25 February 2025
Father unable to register his son because he is not the mother
Despite DNA tests, Home Affairs refused to issue birth certificate to single dad’s son
News | 14 August 2024
Fhatuwani Sibanda lost his job because Home Affairs said he was a foreigner. But he’s South African
Home Affairs has failed to comply with two court rulings
News | 17 July 2024
Immigration officer slammed by judges after Ethiopian asylum seeker attempts suicide
Tsegaye Esyas says he was duped into confessing that he was in South Africa illegally
Law | 24 April 2024
Zimbabweans complain of Home Affairs incompetence
Numerous waiver letters contain incorrect information
News | 4 April 2024
People struggle to get IDs at Khayelitsha Home Affairs as elections loom
One person said they slept outside the Khayelitsha office on Monday night. Despite being among the first in line, they were only helped at 3pm on Tuesday.
By Sandiso Phaliso and Grethen de Waal
News | 3 April 2024