Tshituka brothers fighting home affairs for South African citizenship

Bureaucratic procedures and a whole lot of red tape are the only things standing between Vincent and Emmanuel Tshituka and potential call-ups to the Springboks squad this year. To the average local sports fan, the Tshituka’s are just a set of brothers casually dominating rugby games for the Lions and Sharks, respectively. But there’s way … Read more

Racking up over R110 million in just a year

Home Affairs faced a substantial setback due to ongoing legal disputes, costing the department over R110 million from April 2023 until the end of February. Home Affairs financial setback due to court battles Aaron Motsoaledi stated that the department had amassed a litigation bill totalling R117 692 996.30, significantly surpassing the R72 63 944.51 spent … Read more

NW CFO obtains fraudulent permit- ‘National Embarrassment’- Motsoaledi

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, has been left with egg on his face. This after learning that an illegal immigrant occupied a senior provincial government position. The now suspended Zimbabwean national, Kudakwashe Mpofu, was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at the North West Development Corporation(NWDC). However his appointed is shrouded with controversy as he is … Read more

Citizens unable to obtain passports as Home Affairs system offline again

The Democratic Alliance (DA) implores the Minister of Home Affairs to urgently resolve a system problem preventing citizens from obtaining their passports. HOME AFFAIRS SYSTEM GOES OFFLINE DA Shadow Minister of Home Affairs Angel Khanyile claimed that the Home Affairs system is offline nationwide, and reports indicate that the issue is with SITA. “This continues … Read more

lok sabha: Over 95,000 foreign offenders in record till November 2023: MHA to Lok Sabha

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that it has a record of more than 95,000 foreign offenders. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanad Rai, shared the input in a written reply to a query of a legislator, saying, “As of November 2023, the National Database of Offenders … Read more

South Africa’s visa quagmire bogs down economy

Tens of thousands of foreign executives, engineers and other key workers have endured a year-long wait for South African visas that business groups say is costing investment and threatening the country’s position as a continental hub. ALSO READ | Seven reasons why Jacob Zuma WILL NOT vote ANC Already suffering from lacklustre growth and high … Read more