Home Affairs
Asylum seeker appeal backlog rises to 161,000 cases
In about 90,000 cases the applicants’ whereabouts are unknown
Parliament | 27 May 2026
More than 57,000 people deported from South Africa last year
The Department of Home Affairs is clamping down on illegal immigration
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 22 May 2026
Damning probe into Home Affairs names “Prophet” Bushiri
Corrupt officials made millions selling permanent residency permits
News | 23 February 2026
Rights organisations criticise proposed refugee law
Scalabrini warns that adopting the First Safe Country Principle could erode refugee protection and disproportionately affect African asylum seekers
Law | 2 February 2026
Zimbabwe and Lesotho permits extended to May 2027
Helen Suzman Foundation urges Home Affairs minister to fast-track talks with the public over the future of the permits
Brief | 9 October 2025
After a decades-long struggle and a court order, Primrose Modisane finally has a birth certificate
Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Home Affairs officials
Law | 5 August 2025
Hundreds march in Pretoria in protest over blocked IDs
Protesters say their identity documents are still blocked, despite a court judgment
Brief | 4 July 2025
Home Affairs has left a quarter of a million people waiting years for birth certificates
The Children’s Institute has taken government to court over its late birth registration backlog
Law | 17 June 2025
Judge slams Home Affairs for “unintelligible, illogical babble” in gay case
Immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was imprisoned solely for homosexuality
Law | 4 June 2025