Home Affairs
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
Zimbabwean permits: Helen Suzman Foundation takes on Minister in Constitutional Court
Foundation opposes bid by Aaron Motsoaledi to overturn High Court ruling
Law | 18 March 2024
Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court
The High Court ruled against the minister and he failed in his appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal
Law | 6 March 2024