Home Affairs
SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling
Minister Motsoaledi wanted leave to appeal a ruling that declared the termination of the Zimbabwean permit programme unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid
Law | 23 February 2024
Home Affairs may no longer block your ID on a whim, court rules
Judge gives scathing ruling with punitive cost order
Law | 17 January 2024
Nationwide Home Affairs failure as new year begins
Thousands of people across the country unable to access government services
News | 4 January 2024
Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers
Provisions in the Refugees Act introduced in January 2020 struck down for violating a number of fundamental rights
Law | 12 December 2023
Two-year extension for Zimbabwe and Lesotho permit holders
New permits to be issued to the approximately 233,000 existing permit holders
Brief | 1 December 2023
Zimbabwe permit application dismissed: no need for it, say judges
Permit holders protected until at least June 2024
Law | 7 November 2023
Concourt slaps Home Affairs minister with personal cost order
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and Director-General Livhuwani Makhode must pay from their own pockets part of legal costs for Lawyers For Human Rights
Law | 30 October 2023
Home Affairs taken to court over blocked IDs
About 700,000 identity documents are blocked
Law | 18 September 2023
Protest over poor service at Khayelitsha Home Affairs
About 100 people marched in the rain under the banner of #UniteBehind
Brief | 22 August 2023