It is also clear to many people, following revelations at the Madlanga Commission and corruption scandals in the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, that both the SAPS and SANDF are deeply compromised institutions in need of wholesale reform if South Africans’ trust in them is to be restored
The Special Investigating Unit traced financial gains of more than R181 million linked to beneficiaries of fraudulent visa applications that were supported by fake documentation
Schreiber has cleared a backlog of over 300 000 visa applications, led large-scale anti-corruption within the department and launched the Home Affairs Citizenship Reinstatement Portal
The former deputy president’s daughter from a previous marriage has gone to court to lay claim to funds from his estate in a battle with his widow
Because Primrose Modisane was denied a birth certificate – until the court ordered it – she could not open a bank account or register her child at a school
An immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was jailed solely for homosexuality in his home country
South Africa must rid itself of issues that prevent a fair, rights-based approach to people’s mobility
She will argue in the Supreme Court of Appeal that her constitutional rights were violated through her ‘forced return’ to South Africa
The African Continental Free Trade Area endorses immigration, yet South Africa’s home affairs department is pushing for stringent requirements for visas
The latest branches to open include The Pavilion Shopping Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, Tyger Valley centre in the Western Cape and Southgate Mall in Johannesburg
A court ruling set the legal standard of proof to be applied in statelessness cases
‘It’s a small step to encourage them to keep on with their schoolwork’
The home affairs minister’s attempted revision of South Africa’s progressive refugee protection policy is discouraging
