Home Affairs
Refugees face “no hope” service from Home Affairs
Dozens queue, but the reception office in Gqeberha only serves 15 asylum seekers a day
By Tariro Washinyira and Joseph Chirume
News | 12 July 2023
Lost citizens welcomed back by Supreme Court of Appeal
The automatic loss of South African citizenship after gaining citizenship of another country has been ruled to be unconstitutional
News | 14 June 2023
Motsoaledi rubbishes Dr Nandipha’s court bid to have her arrest in Tanzania declared “unlawful”
Thabo Bester finally added to Home Affairs’s data system after three decades as “an unidentifiable person”
News | 22 May 2023
Asylum seekers fear arrest as delays mount
People have been struggling to renew their permits at Home Affairs in Musina since 2020
Brief | 20 February 2023
Zimbabweans trying to leave SA not being turned back: Home Affairs explains
The department says people without valid documents are being referred to documentation counters but choose not to go
Brief | 19 September 2022
We travel to Harare with returning Zimbabweans
It’s an unhappy journey marked by xenophobia and an uncertain future
News | 30 August 2022
Government defends its decision to end Zimbabwean permits
Home Affairs files opposing affidavit in ZEP case brought by the Helen Suzman Foundation
Law | 22 August 2022
As deadline approaches Zimbabweans face a stark choice: start from zero in a broken country or live undocumented in SA
From 1 January 2023, hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans and their children will no longer be able to live, work and go to school legally in the republic
News | 23 June 2022
Home Affairs’ refugee office to re-open in Cape Town, ten years after it was closed
The closure meant refugees could only apply for asylum in Durban, Musina, Gqeberha or Pretoria
News | 26 May 2022