Home Affairs
Hungry and displaced: thousands moved to new Musina repatriation centre
Conditions have improved but facilities are inadequate and food in short supply
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 3 July 2026
Thousands of immigrants stuck in Musina with little food, water or shelter
Chaos as displaced immigrants descend on town close to Beitbridge border
By Thembi Siaga
News | 2 July 2026
Zimbabweans and Malawians wait hours at Beitbridge border for repatriation
Border Management Authority says Home Affairs and police checks must be completed before arriving at the border
Brief | 29 June 2026
Home Affairs dragged to court over late birth registration backlog
Tens of thousands of children live without legal recognition or access to grants, health care and education
Law | 11 June 2026
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