Home Affairs
Home Affairs considers scrapping male and female ID numbers
Gender activists welcome draft new identity management policy, with some reservations
News | 18 February 2021
Dozens risk arrest for flouting lockdown rules to try to apply for IDs
But minister Motsoaledi this week temporarily suspended certain services, including applications for new IDs, passports and all marriage services
News | 14 January 2021
City of Cape Town in spat with Public Works over refugee camp
Meanwhile hundreds of refugees are without basic sanitation at the Bellville camp
News | 25 November 2020
Women and children hit by refugee office closure, court hears
Sonke Gender Justice is seeking to join as a friend of the court in Scalabrini versus Minister of Home Affairs case
By Liezl Human
Brief | 12 November 2020
Hip-hop artist told he must have a new ID number after Home Affairs mix up
Vakele Genu is unhappy with Home Affairs’ solution
By Liezl Human
News | 10 November 2020
Concern over huge number of expiring refugee documents
Under Covid-19 lockdown validity was extended but asylum seekers have struggled
News | 21 September 2020
Children born abroad with one South African parent have right to citizenship
Constitutional Court says that Home Affairs conduct is “brazenly incompetent”, intransigent, indifferent and inefficient
Law | 24 July 2020
Court victory for “invisible, undocumented children”
Fathers to be able to register the births of their children without the mother being present or giving consent
Law | 20 May 2020
Reintegrate or be repatriated, Home Affairs warns refugees
Motsoaledi tells MPs that the countries refugees want to go to are not ready to welcome them
News | 10 March 2020