NEWS
21 September 2020
Under Covid-19 lockdown validity was extended but asylum seekers have struggled
By Tariro Washinyira
LAW
24 July 2020
Constitutional Court says that Home Affairs conduct is “brazenly incompetent”, intransigent, indifferent and inefficient
By Tania Broughton
20 May 2020
Fathers to be able to register the births of their children without the mother being present or giving consent
10 March 2020
Motsoaledi tells MPs that the countries refugees want to go to are not ready to welcome them
20 January 2020
Nathi Lepelesana used his ID to vote in SA elections. Now he’s been told he’s a Lesotho citizen
27 November 2019
Long delays, inefficiencies and obstructionism causes frustration and anger among asylum seekers
By Madison Yauger and Karabo Mafolo
23 October 2019
“Send them to school. We’ll look at the documentation later”
BRIEF
22 October 2019
Offices unstaffed in Maqongqo, Pietermaritzburg
By Nompendulo Ngubane
8 August 2019
Foreign nationals with South African or permanent resident spouses do not have to leave the country to apply for spousal visas
By Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti
9 July 2019
“The non-responsiveness by Home Affairs left no room for us to engage with them”
31 May 2019
Home Affairs is now investigating the matter
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
24 May 2019
According to Masibulele Soboyisi’s ID he was too young to write matric, so he can’t get his results
16 May 2019
Department has to process 150,000 appeals
By Zoë Postman
10 May 2019
No IDs, so no social grants: family survives off grandmother’s pension
By Sibahle Siqathule
2 May 2019
Home Affairs was ordered by the courts to open a centre over a year ago for new asylum seeker applicants
18 April 2019
But Lawyers for Human Rights disagrees with the court’s reasoning and is appealing
