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| 06.04.2025 | Home affairs, Sars ink digital pact | Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter
The department of home affairs, the Border Management Authority (BMA) and the Government Printing Works have inked a “digital transformation” pact with the South African Revenue Service to improve governm... |
| 26.03.2025 | Tech crucial to rooting out corruption at home affairs: minister | Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber. Image: GCIS
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber has hailed the importance of technological reform in closing gaps that allow corrupt networks to thrive within the department.
Speaking at the launch of ... |
| 01.03.2025 | Steps to Apply and Save Your SRD Grant Approval: SASSA R370 Appeal | Share
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Many South Africans depend critically on the SASSA R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant for financial help. Unfortunately, some applicants may be denied for various reasons, requiring a reexamination of t... |
| 14.02.2025 | Sita under fire: parliament launches probe into agency’s governance crisis | Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications & digital technologies is seeking legal advice as it moves to launch an inquiry into governance problems at the embattled State IT Agency (Sita).
This intervention follows President Cyr... |
| 11.02.2025 | South Africa's Digital Identity Revolution: A New Era of Governance | In a world where convenience reigns supreme, South Africa is poised to embrace a digital identity system that promises to reshape the landscape of governance. President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent announcement heralds a transformative journey,... |
| 11.02.2025 | Saudi Arabia's Visa Policy Shift: A New Era for Travelers | In a world where borders are often fluid, Saudi Arabia has drawn a line in the sand. The kingdom recently announced a significant change to its visa policy, affecting travelers from Nigeria and 13 other countries. This move is more than jus... |
| 11.02.2025 | Ramaphosa’s digital dreams to butt heads with fiscal reality? | Finance minister Enoch Godongwana. Image: GCIS
In his state of the nation address (Sona) last week, Cyril Ramaphosa paid the most attention to the subject technology of any Sona he has delivered as president when he promised a sweeping set ... |
| 07.02.2025 | South Africa to roll out digital IDs – what to expect | Digital IDs for South African citizens are going to play a central role in government’s efforts to reinvent itself through digital services, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In the 2025 state of the nation speech to parliament on Thu... |
| 07.02.2025 | Everything Ramaphosa said about tech in his 2025 Sona speech | In his state of the nation (Sona) address on Thursday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa spent more time speaking about technology than in any of his previous Sona speeches.
Ramaphosa said South Africa must adapt to a “rapidly changing” wor... |
| 31.01.2025 | South Africa’s border drones deliver big results | Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber. Image: Supplied
Government’s recent deployment of drones at five high-priority border crossings, including Beitbridge between Zimbabwe and South Africa, has already prevented more than 2 000 illegal bor... |
| 13.12.2024 | The Digital Dilemma: Sita's Governance Crisis | In the heart of South Africa's digital landscape lies the State IT Agency (Sita), a once-promising entity now mired in controversy. The agency, tasked with overseeing government IT procurement and services, is facing a storm of governance i... |
| 13.12.2024 | Public Service Commission agrees to Sita probe | The Public Service Commission has acknowledged the governance issues at the State IT Agency and voiced concern about cybersecurity in government.
This comes after communications minister Solly Malatsi called on the PSC to investigate the ag... |
| 12.12.2024 | Malatsi orders Sita probe amid governance concerns | Communications minister Solly Malatsi
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has called on the Public Service Commission to investigate problems at the State IT Agency (Sita) following a site visit to government’s centralised IT organisation... |
| 05.11.2024 | South Africa is working on unique digital identity for citizens | Image: Dall-E
South Africa plans to create unique identities for its citizens and issue instant visas as it digitises its economy.
The South African Revenue Service, the Reserve Bank and the department of home affairs are working towards a ... |
| 31.10.2024 | South Africa's Energy Renaissance: A New Dawn for Eskom and the Economy | South Africa stands at a crossroads. For years, the nation has battled crippling power outages, a situation that turned daily life into a game of chance. Businesses shuttered, homes grew dark, and the economy stumbled. But now, a flicker of... |
| 30.10.2024 | South Africa: Government to Launch Next Phase of Operation Vulindlela | Government is expected to launch the next phase of Operation Vulindlela, which is aimed at accelerating the implementation of structural reforms.
This is according to the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) released by National Trea... |
| 09.10.2024 | South Africa's Visa Reforms: A New Dawn for Talent and Tourism | In a bold move, South Africa is reshaping its visa landscape. The government aims to attract global talent and boost the economy. This shift is not just a policy change; it’s a lifeline for a nation grappling with high unemployment and a st... |
| 09.10.2024 | South Africa introduces major visa reforms to attract skilled workers | On October 9th, 2024, Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber announced important changes to South Africa’s visa system.
The new Remote Work Visitor Visa and a Points-Based System for Work Visas are designed to simplify processes and attrac... |
| 09.10.2024 | Home affairs gazettes visa reforms to attract global talent | The department of home affairs has gazetted the remote work visitor visa and a new points-based system for work visas that it hopes will attract global talent to the country.
The changes are a high priority for the government of national un... |
| 03.10.2024 | South Africa introducing visa reforms to boost economy | Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber
South Africa is introducing reforms to its strict visa regime to bring in more skilled workers and tourists, home affairs minister Leon Schreiber said, signalling a shift away from past immigration polic... |
| 01.10.2024 | Home Affairs on extension of deadline for comments on the reform of the electoral system for National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures | The Electoral Reform Consultation Panel has extended its call for submissions from the public, organizations including political parties or prospective independent candidates, on the reform of the electoral system for the National Assembly ... |
| 16.09.2024 | South Africa’s digital nomad visa delayed by tax snag | Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber
South Africa’s plan to attract more professionals to its skills-starved economy through the introduction of a so-called nomad visa for remote workers has been slowed by the need to amend tax regulations.... |
| 16.08.2024 | Home Affairs clamps down on ID fraud while upholding rule of law | The Department of Home Affairs has today taken decisive action against fraud involving identity books and cards. Through a publication in the government gazette, the Department has called upon persons who are currently in possession of a bl... |
| 12.08.2024 | Cape Town's Immigration Initiative: A Double-Edged Sword | The City of Cape Town is taking bold steps to tackle long wait times at its international airport. Staff members will be trained as immigration officials. This move aims to streamline the passport control process. But is it a solution or a ... |
| 06.08.2024 | City of Cape Town staff trained as immigration officials | City of Cape Town staff to be trained as immigration officials. Images by Wikimedia Commons and Nicole Geri/Unsplash
City of Cape Town staff members will be trained as immigration officials. This is to ease long queues at the Cape Town Inte... |
| 27.07.2024 | South Africa's New Dawn: Navigating Challenges in a Government of National Unity | South Africa stands at a crossroads. The recent elections ushered in a Government of National Unity (GNU), a response to years of discontent. Voters, weary of rolling blackouts and economic stagnation, turned away from the African National ... |
| 25.07.2024 | Organised business wants meaningful reforms from GNU | South Africa’s new multi-party administration must prioritise reviving state-run port, water and power networks and work to automate processes to attract investment and boost lagging growth, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mav... |
| 18.07.2024 | South Africa must fix ‘hostile’ skilled worker visa regime | South Africa must fix a dysfunctional work permit system or sacrifice economic growth, the new home affairs minister said, pledging to resolve a crisis that employers say limits investment.
A byzantine application process that can extend be... |
| 18.07.2024 | South Africa’s visa backlog ‘abnormal’, says Home Affairs’ Schreiber | South Africa’s visa backlog a priority. Images by Kelly/Pexels and DHA
New Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber said that South Africa’s visa backlog is ‘abnormal’. He emphasised that it needs to be brought under control as soon as possi... |
| 17.07.2024 | New smart ID cards, passports for South Africa | New smart ID cards and passports to be introduced. Image by Tyler Leigh Vivier/Pexels
Recently appointed Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, has announced the update of South Africa’s Smart ID cards and passports. The updates will tak... |
| 08.07.2024 | ‘We won’t allow any minister to compromise SA’s sovereignty’: ActionSA on illegal immigrants | ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba. Image: Nokwanda Ncwane
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber should establish a special unit within the department and law enforcement agencies to deal with illegal immigran... |
| 05.07.2024 | Uproar over Home Affairs decision to extend visa grace for foreigners | Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber. Image: X/@Leon_Schreib
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has condemned Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber’s decision to extend the temporary concession for foreigners awaiting visa, waiver... |
| 04.07.2024 | Minister Leon Schreiber extends temporary visa concession | In his first official act as the new Minister of Home Affairs just one day after being sworn in, Dr Leon Schreiber has extended the temporary concession for foreign nationals who are currently awaiting the outcome of visa, waiver and appeal... |
| 04.07.2024 | FULL LIST: Bank branches offering IDs and passports services | Banks offering IDs and passports. Image by: DHA
A total of 30 bank branches in South Africa offer smart IDs and passports services. Here is the full list sorted by bank.
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| 18.06.2024 | Minister Aaron Motsoaledi welcomes eighteen year sentence of Pakistani national for passport related crimes | Minister Motsoaledi welcomes eighteen (18) year sentence of a Pakistani national for passport related crimes
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has welcomed the sentencing of a Pakistani national, Arfan Ahmed, who has been c... |
| 28.05.2024 | Home Affairs extends hours for election day | Home Affairs extends hours for election Day, 29 May. Image: SA News
In preparation for the upcoming elections on 29 May, the Department of Home Affairs has announced extended operational hours for its branches.
Clients can book appointments... |
| 26.05.2024 | Eastern Cape ready for 2024 Elections: Security and logistics in place | Eastern Cape ready for 2024 Elections. Image: iStock
With just hours left before South Africans head to the polls, the Eastern Cape Province is set for the 2024 National and Provincial Government Elections, scheduled from 27 to 29 May.
“Any... |
| 25.05.2024 | Steps to take if you LOSE your South African passport while travelling | You can apply for a new passport whilst applying for an emergency travel certificate at a South African embassy. Image: @confco/ X
Most travellers know that gut-wrenching feeling when you’ve left an important document behind, but nothing ca... |
| 14.05.2024 | Dear Home Affairs: You’re impeding the Tshitukas’ Springbok selection! | Sharks sign Lions sensation Emmanuel Emmanuel and Vincent Tshituka. Image: SuperSport via X (formerly Twitter).
Bureaucratic procedures and a whole lot of red tape are the only things standing between Vincent and Emmanuel Tshituka and poten... |
| 03.05.2024 | President Cyril Ramaphosa opens new Home Affairs office in Limpopo and unveils 100 new mobile offices, 7 May | President Cyril Ramaphosa will, on Tuesday, 07 May 2024, officially open a new, purpose-built Department of Home Affairs office in Mokopane, Limpopo, and unveil 100 new mobile offices that will extend the reach of the department’s services,... |
| 28.04.2024 | Minister Modise encourages prompt ID collection for voter turnout | The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster briefing media on the state of readiness for the upcoming 2024 General Elections. Image: X/@GovernmentZA
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thandi Modise, is urging citizens ... |
| 16.04.2024 | Home Affairs clarifies DELAY in awarding spousal visas | Why it takes so long to get a spousal visa in South Africa. Image: File
The Department of Home Affairs is going through a torrid time. As The South African reported earlier this year, naturalised South Africans are being refused smart ID ca... |
| 15.04.2024 | Home Affairs loses 38 000 working hours amid load shedding | Home Affairs loses 38,000 working hours due to load shedding. Image: Canva
The Department of Home Affairs reports a significant loss of nearly 38,000 working hours over the last five financial years, attributed to the disruptions caused by ... |
| 08.04.2024 | WHAT qualifies as identification in South Africa if you have no ID? | These are all the proof identification in South Africa you can use if you have no ID. Image: File
Many South Africans and foreign nationals say they experience problems getting identity documents from Home Affairs. When we covered the lates... |
| 05.04.2024 | Home Affairs branches to open on Saturdays in April and May | Home Affairs extends operating hours. Image: File.
The Department of Home Affairs has extended operating hours at its branches to include Saturdays.
“In addition, clients can now book appointments to collect their Smart ID Cards and Green b... |
| 05.04.2024 | Home Affairs offices open on Saturdays for five hours from 6 April to 25 May 2024 for ID collection services | The Department of Home Affairs is scheduled to open its offices for five hours a day on Saturdays from 06 April to 25 May 2024 (excluding the 27 April 2024) for ID collection services, facilitation of new applications and issuance of Tempor... |
| 04.04.2024 | DHA: Five new offices for IDs, passports AND more e-visa countries | The DHA will open more offices. Image by Unsplash/ConvertKit
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is planning to open five new offices this year for smart IDs and passports. Its goal is to improve efficiency and modernise the systems. Also,... |
| 02.04.2024 | Home Affairs makes strides in recruiting unemployed graduates | The Department of Home Affairs has begun the first phase of its digitisation project. Image: GCIS / Flickr
The Department of Home Affairs initiative to employ 10,000 young graduates has resulted in nearly 3,700 jobs for unemployed youths si... |
| 25.03.2024 | Innovation Drives Change in Gauteng | A new Smart Licensing Centre in Tshwane, Gauteng is set to revolutionize licensing services. The collaboration between the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and the Gautrain Management Agency aims to prioritize efficiency, convenien... |
| 22.03.2024 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Friday, 22 March | Disgraced former Steinhoff International CEO Markus Jooste reportedly committed suicide during an arrest on Thursday, 21 March. Image: AFP/RODGER BOSCH
We’ve got the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Friday, 22 March.
He ... |
| 21.03.2024 | WATCH: About 70 undocumented foreigners escaped | A group of undocumented foreigners escaped from the Lindela Repatriation Centre. Imges: X/Video/@MDNnewss
About 70 undocumented foreigners have escaped from the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg.
The center ac... |
| 19.03.2024 | Beware of this latest identity document SCAM | Victims of these scams are at risk of losing up to R4500. Image: Pixabay
Facebook users claiming to provide assistance with identity documents (IDs) and birth certificates in South Africa have been exposed as fraudsters.
This includes birth... |
| 16.03.2024 | Naturalised citizens in South Africa are being discriminated against | The plight of naturalised citizens in South Africa is scary and unbecoming of a modern democracy. Image: File
As someone born in Mzansi, you probably have no idea that naturalised citizens in South Africa are being discriminated against eve... |
| 12.03.2024 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Tuesday, 12 March 2024. Image: @DZumaSambudla via X (formerly known as Twitter)
We’ve got the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Tuesday, 12 March 2024.
However, according t... |
| 11.03.2024 | Smart ID cards: Clearing up confusion about cards and ID books | Everything you need to know about South African smart ID card applications in 2024. Image: DHA
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is rolling out smart ID cards, designed as a safer and more efficient identity document. Online applications... |
| 05.03.2024 | HOW to earn foreign currency from South Africa in 2024 | Here’s how to earn foreign currency from South Africa through an outsourcing firm. Image: File/Fotor
It’s a trend that’s gathering pace – earn foreign currency from South Africa through one of the many fast-mobilising global outsourcing fir... |
| 05.03.2024 | Home Affairs: How to apply for your passport online NOW | Home Affairs services back online. Image: SA News
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) have announced a new, online method for passport applications.
The online process is available for selected countrywide Home Affairs offices.
It can be n... |
| 20.02.2024 | PRASA welcomes SIU ‘maladministration’ investigation | The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been tasked to probe allegations of maladministration in the affairs of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and the Home Affairs Department. Image: SIU
The Passenger Rail Agency of Sout... |
| 12.02.2024 | South Africa plans to offer ‘digital nomad’ visas | President Cyril Ramaphosa
The department of home affairs has published amendments to legislation regarding critical skills and so-called “digital nomad” visas in an effort to attract highly skilled individuals into the country.
“To succeed ... |
| 09.02.2024 | VISAS: New laws for remote workers and critical skill visas | VISAS: New laws for remote workers and critical skill visas Photos: Stock/Canva
New laws for remote workers and critical skill visas in South Africa have been released.
REMOTE WORKING AND CRITICAL SKILLS VISAS
Making South Africa an attract... |
| 07.02.2024 | How to expedite a South African smart ID card application in 2024 | Do THIS to expedite your South African smart ID card application. Image: File
A South African smart ID card application in 2024 has never been easier since the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) embraced digital technologies. If you need to e... |
| 24.01.2024 | How much are South African passports in 2024? | How much are South African passports in 2024? Image: canva
South African passport price hike
Passport prices are certainly not what they used to be, with the last hike seeing a 50% price change in 2022.
For adult tourist passports it will c... |
| 22.01.2024 | Need to apply for a visa via VFS Global? Here’s how | Here’s how to apply for a visa via VFS Global. Image: canva
What is VFS Global?
VFS Global is an outsourcing and technology services company for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide.
Once you have made your application, you will th... |
| 22.01.2024 | How much is it to apply for a visa through VFS Global? | Want to apply for a visa via VFS Global and not sure how much it’ll cost you? Here’s what you need to know before you apply. Image: canva
In South Africa, VFS Global manages Visa Application Centres for the Department of Home Affairs, where... |
| 09.01.2024 | Essential INFO for South African ID applications in 2024 | The best way for South African ID applications in 2024. Picture: File/Fotor.
It’s the New Year, and we’ve got all the essential info you’ll need for South African ID applications in 2024. The year didn’t start well for the Department of Hom... |
| 08.01.2024 | Travelling soon? Get your passport sorted at these SA banks | Here are the SA banks you can get your passport at. Photo: canva
Get your passport renewed
If you’re booking an overseas trip soon and need to renew your passport, there are still several banks in South Africa who will offer the renewal of ... |
| 08.01.2024 | Get YOUR South African ID and passport renewed at these BANKS | Get your South African ID and passport renewed at a bank. Picture: File/Fotor.
The ability to get your South African ID and passport renewed at a participating bank instead of Home Affairs has been around for some time, since 2015 in fact. ... |
| 04.01.2024 | DA: Citizens unable to obtain passports as Home Affairs system offline again | Home Affairs offline system affecting the citizens. Photo: DA/ web
The Democratic Alliance (DA) implores the Minister of Home Affairs to urgently resolve a system problem preventing citizens from obtaining their passports.
Lookout for updat... |
| 17.12.2023 | South Africa’s visa quagmire bogs down economy | Tens of thousands of foreign executives, engineers and other key workers have endured a year-long wait for South African visas. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Tens of thousands of foreign executives, engineers and other key workers have endured a... |
| 14.12.2023 | Looking for a job? These professions are in HIGH demand | Hiring written on board. Image by Pexels/Anna Tarazevich
The data for a CareerJunction report was gathered from 5 000 of the country’s largest recruiters, agencies, and employers, according to Business Tech.
Western Cape – Software professi... |
| 01.12.2023 | Important INFO if you’re applying for a South African ID online | Important info about applying for a South African ID online. Picture: File/Fotor.
If you’re applying for a South African ID online, perhaps you’ve had yours lost, stolen, or cloned. Or even if you just want to leave the green mamba behind, ... |
| 01.12.2023 | FAQ: How can foreigners become South African citizens legally? | How do foreigners become South African citizens legally? Picture: FinGlobal.
Essentially, there are three legal ways foreigners become South African citizens. It was clear from our recent story on South African ID card applications, when we... |
| 30.11.2023 | SASSA advertising MORE job vacancies | The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have advertised for more job vacancies on their website, covering most of the country’s provinces.
If you’ve ever wanted to work for SASSA, job vacancies are posted to their website at least ... |
| 22.11.2023 | Changes to NSFAS for 2024: LESS complication for students | Big changes to NSFAS for 2024. Here’s what you need to know. Picture: File/Fotor.
Here are all the changes to NSFAS for 2024, as explained during the Minister for Higher Education’s briefing. Applications for the National Student Financial ... |
| 13.11.2023 | Minister: No CLUE how many undocumented immigrants are in SA | Government has no idea how many undocumented immigrants are in SA. Picture: File/Fotor.
Government has no idea how many undocumented immigrants are in SA. This was the shocking revelation from Aaron Motsoaledi, the Minister of Home Affairs ... |
| 13.11.2023 | WATCH: Undocumented immigrants situation in SA [VIDEO] | Government has no idea how many undocumented immigrants are in SA. Image: X/@DavidMogashoa
NEWS IN A MINUTE: Listen or watch the full versions of the “Minister: No CLUE how many undocumented immigrants are in SA” article in a minute.
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| 13.11.2023 | When is VOTER registration for the 2024 elections in South Africa? | IEC gears up for Voter Registration for the 2024 elections. Picture: File.
Voter registration for the 2024 elections in South Africa takes place over two days this weekend. Saturday 18 November and Sunday 19 November 2023 are the two days d... |
| 11.11.2023 | Ruling finds Zimbabwean Exemption Permits don’t need protecting | Latest on validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits. Picture: File/Fotor.
If there was any confusion over the rights of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits in South Africa, the actions of the Pretoria High Court have not exactly allayed fears.
The ... |
| 02.11.2023 | Read this before you APPLY for a South African smart ID card | Read this before you apply for a South African smart ID card. Picture: DHA.
Here’s everything you need to know about the new South African smart ID card, before you wander into a Department of Home Affairs (DHA) branch and waste your time.
... |
| 08.06.2023 | ZEP: Gayton McKenzie accuses Motsoaledi of selling fight against illegal immigration | PA leader Gayton McKenzie criticises Dr Aaron Motsoaledi for extending ZEP. Photo: Gayton McKenzie/ q3inq8 and Ian Usher / Flickr/ Facebook
Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie criticised the Department of Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaro... |
| 18.04.2023 | WATCH: Deporting Bester and Dr Nandi costed R1 Million Video] | Minister Aaron Motsoaledi revealed that more than R1 million was spent on bringing escaped serial rapist and murderer Thabo Bester. Image: Twitter/Abramjee
NEWS IN A MINUTE: Listen or watch the full versions of the ‘‘‘Cheapest option’: Over... |
| 18.04.2023 | ‘Cheapest option’: Over R1 million spent on bringing Bester and Dr Nandipha back – here’s why | Thabo Bester and Dr Nandi arrive in South Africa
Image source: Screengrab from Twitter @ChriseldaLewis
Minister Aaron Motsoaledi revealed that more than R1 million was spent on bringing escaped serial rapist and murderer Thabo Bester and hi... |
| 22.03.2023 | Home Affairs DISMISSED a director linked to the GUPTAS | A Home Affairs Director was fired trying to issue for associates linked to the infamous Gupta Brothers.
The Home Affairs Director, who unsuccessfully facilitated the undue processing of permits for Gupta associates, was fired.
Minister of H... |
| 13.03.2023 | Immigration official BUSTED for airport PASSPORT fraud | A Immigration officer and a policeman have been arrested for passport fraud at the OR Tambo International Airport. Image: Pexels/Natasha Chebanoo
An immigration official and a policeman are behind bars for alleged passport fraud at the OR T... |
| 05.03.2023 | A New Home Affairs office opens in Menlyn Park | Home Affairs Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi will open new Home Affairs offices at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Tshwane. Image: Flickr / GCIS
Home Affairs Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi will open new Home Affairs offices at Menlyn Park Shopp... |
| 03.03.2023 | Alleged kidnapping kingpin denied bail | The Mozambican alleged kidnapping kingpin Esmael Ramos Nangy was denied bail. Image: Pexels Donald Tong
The Tembisa Magistrates’ Court denied bail to the alleged kidnapping kingpin Esmael Ramos Nangy, who the Mozambican government seeks.
If... |
| 02.03.2023 | Court orders Home Affairs to process asylum applications for Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban | Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul on 16 August 2021, after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan’s 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city’s airport trying to flee the group’s feared har... |
| 26.02.2023 | LOOK: Illicit cigarette syndicate BUSTED – over R30 million worth of cigarettes seized | LOOK: Illicit cigarette syndicate BUSTED – over R30 million worth of cigarettes seized Photos: Supplied/Hawks
The HAWKS busted an illicit cigarette syndicate on Saturday, and a WHOPPING of more than R30 million worth of cigarettes was seize... |
| 23.01.2023 | Fugitive Atul Gupta loses court bid to get new South African passport | Fugitive Atul Gupta loses court bid to get new South African passport Photo: Stock/: Daily Sun/Gallo Images/Getty Images
High-profile fugitive Atul Gupta attempts to get a new South African passport has been denied.
On Friday, Judge Kumalo ... |
| 12.01.2023 | Gayton McKenzie: “Home Affairs should visit all schools” | Gayton McKenzie wants Home Affairs to intervene in the placement crisis of learners. Photo: Gayton McKenzie/ Pixabay.com
Leader of the Patriotic Alliance Gayton McKenzie believes the Department of Home Affairs should be tasked to go to scho... |
| 29.12.2022 | Tshwane police cracks down on illegal immigrants, drug dealers | Tshwane Police arrested 40 illegal immigrants and two drug dealers in a joint police sting in Eersterust and Silverton on Thursday, 29 December 2022.
“The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) also issued seven motorists with fines valued ... |
| 28.12.2022 | McKenzie: “Deploy full army to all borders and prevent foreigners” | Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie speaks on returning foreign nationals. Photo: Gayton McKenzie/ Facebook.
Gayton McKenzie, the leader of the Patriotic Alliance is suggesting that the army be deployed to all border gates to prevent ... |
| 11.11.2022 | Here’s what a new passport will cost you now | Yesterday’s price is not today’s price! This is probably what the Department of Home Affairs said when it announced it was time to increase the passport application prices from R400 to R600.
Adult passport R600 for 32 pages (current fee R40... |
| 09.10.2022 | Here’s how much you’ll now pay for passports, other documents | DHA launches pilot project for passport renewal for South African citizens in the United Kingdom: Image: Adobe stock
Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has amended the fees for South African passports and travel documents, after cons... |
| 06.10.2022 | More SA firms plug ICT skills gap with overseas recruits | The number of South African organisations reporting they are recruiting overseas ICT skills has increased dramatically over the past year, as thesignificant digital skills gaps persists locally.
This is one of the key findings of the 2022 J... |
| 29.09.2022 | Coding Jobs in South Africa | Executive Placements is the leading job portal in South Africa. With our comprehensive online platform we are well equipped to connect high level candidates with the positions that they most desire.
Coding Jobs in South Africa and the Criti... |
| 18.09.2022 | Man driving around with R1 million worth of dagga gets prison time | Nkosinathi Zungu, 40, was found in possession of dagga valued at R1.2 million in his bakkie. PHOTO: Hawks
A man is facing jail time for driving around with R1 million worth of dagga in Mpumalanga.
FOREIGN NATIONALS BUSTED WITH WEED WORTH R1... |
| 18.09.2022 | Vigilante group beats up Zimbabwean car thieves | Suspected car thieves beaten up by a community in Limpopo. Photo: Polokwane Weekly/ Facebook.
A vigilante group in Limpopo taught a group of alleged Zimbabwean car thieves a lesson after being found with a suspected stolen vehicle.
These se... |
| 17.09.2022 | Are Border Guards refusing Zimbabweans from going back home? | There are rumours that Zimbabweans trying to go back to their home country are turned back into South Africa. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare
There are claims that Border Guards of the Department of Home Affairs are turning back Zimbabweans who ar... |
| 14.09.2022 | Book an appointment for your smartID or passport online | Book an appointment for your smartID or passport online: Image: Adobe stock
A new online appointment booking system, for smart ID cards and passports, is set to reduce the dreaded long queues for these two services at various Home Affairs o... |
