Minister says the problem is being addressed
21 October 2021
Asylum application backlog set to grow, with Refugee Reception Offices closed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
8 October 2021
Rights organisation says Home Affairs has done nothing to help people get their documents in order during lockdown
14 September 2021
The departments of Home Affairs and Social Development are currently helping the Kuilsriver family
12 August 2021
The aim is to provide an extension of visa service without risking exposure to Covid-19
6 May 2021
Organisations analysed letters denying LGBTI applicants refugee status
30 April 2021
Asylum seekers have struggled with documents since 2012 when Home Affairs closed its Cape Town refugee office
20 April 2021
Department extends validity of asylum and refugee permits until 30 June
14 April 2021
MK vet leader says the organisation’s name has been dragged “to the ground” by attackers claiming to be veterans
8 April 2021
Aline Bukuru has been separated from her three children who remain in the Bellville camp without a guardian
24 March 2021
Still no functional refugee reception office in Cape Town
23 March 2021
Asylum seekers are desperate for government to start serving them again
19 March 2021
Tashreeqa Isaacs’s life is mired in red tape because of an error that happened 18 years ago
15 March 2021
Yet having fled Zimbabwe, they face “corrupt, homophobic and xenophobic” Home Affairs in South Africa, says NGO
26 February 2021
Gender activists welcome draft new identity management policy, with some reservations
18 February 2021
But minister Motsoaledi this week temporarily suspended certain services, including applications for new IDs, passports and all marriage services
14 January 2021