LATEST NEWS UPDATE
Home Affairs appoints a new spokesperson | |||||
| The Department of Home Affairs wishes to announce the appointment of a new spokesperson, Mr Mayihlome Tshwete. Mr Tshwete officially resumed his duties today, 21 July 2014 and can be contacted for comments as well as ministerial interview requests. - Issued by Department of Home Affairs | |||||
Home Affairs Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan to paint school toilets on Mandela Day | |||||
| The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Fatima Chohan, will be visiting Mountview High School (Western Cape) tomorrow at 10h00 to help paint the school toilets in celebration of Mandela Day...READ MORE | |||||
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba commemorates Mandela Day in Limpopo | |||||
| As part of the activities to mark the International Nelson Mandela Day on Friday, 18 July 2014, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba will be at Sebyeng village near Mankweng, Limpopo at 9am, where he will offer his 67 minutes of community service at Mothapo Primary School...READ MORE | |||||
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Fatima Chohan's speech on the 2014 Budget Vote debate in Parliament today | |||||
| Today, as we greet and welcome all of our guests Chairperson, I wish to recognize two special guests: Firstly, Mrs Nora de Kock recently received her smart ID card at age 104. She was so delighted that she agreed to come to Parliament today to thank Home Affairs in person. Ouma, ons is baie bly om u hier hartlik te verwelkom...READ MORE | |||||
Address by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Malusi Gigaba MP, on the occasion of Budget Vote 11 at the Extended Public Committee on Home Affairs | |||||
We are honoured to present to this EPC today our Budget Vote for 2014 / 2015 on this, the 20th Anniversary of our freedom. Home Affairs carries the responsibility of ensuring that all South Africans have an identity and status, and to maintain a credible and secure National Population Register (NPR)...READ MORE | |||||
Statement by Minister Malusi Gigaba at the Home Affairs Pre-Budget Vote Debate Media Briefing | |||||
| The Department of Home Affairs is dedicated to fulfilling its mission ofdetermining and safeguarding the identity and status of all citizens, andregulating immigration to ensure security, promote development and fulfill ourinternational obligations...READ MORE | |||||
Media invited to The Department of Home Affairs's Budget Vote | |||||
| The Minister of Home Affairs,Malusi Gigaba, will tomorrow, 15 July 2014 address members on the Department’s Budget Vote to be presented to Parliament at 10h00 on the day...READ MORE | |||||
Address by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Malusi Gigaba MP, on the occasion of the launch of the Johannesburg Visa Facilitation Centre on 14 July 2014 | |||||
| The Department of Home Affairs has the responsibility to manage immigration effectively and securely in the best interest of the nation to advance the socio-economic development of our country...READ MORE | |||||
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba to officially launch Visa Facilitation centres | |||||
| Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba will on Monday, 14 July 2014, officially launch the Visa and Permit Facilitation Centres in Johannesburg...READ MORE | |||||
SA is a safe haven for refugees, by Director-General Mkuseli Apleni | |||||
| When we celebrated World Heritage Day it was quite clear to me that South Africa and its people are not and can never be xenophobic or unwelcoming in their relations with fellow human-beings...READ MORE | |||||
Media Statement on the Western Cape High Court ruling | |||||
The Department of Home Affairs has noted today’s ruling of the Western Cape High Court regarding the implementation of the new immigration regulations...READ MORE | |||||
Minister Malusi Gigaba to attend a special treaty event on the status of stateless persons in Geneva, Switzerland | |||||
| Pretoria - Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba will today, 30 June 2014, depart for Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the Special Treaty Event Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness...READ MORE | |||||
Address by Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni at the commemoration of World Refugee day, Friday 20 June 2014, Pretoria | |||||
| This year’s World Refugee Day takes place against the backdrop of celebrations of 20 years of democracy, peace and freedom in our country. It is a celebratory moment that you all have made possible by extending a helping hand to our people and our liberation movements at a time when we were forcefully displaced from our country and denied of our birthright to land and to vote...READ MORE | |||||
Contact Details for Permit & Visa issues | |||||
For temporary residence visas please contact: Mr. Ronney Marhule at 082 803 7116 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. For permanent residence permits please contact: Ms. Joyce Mamabolo at 082 906 8339 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. For corporate accounts unit please contact: Mr. Phindiwe Mbhele at 076 890 0026 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. For waivers and exemptions please contact: Ms. Yogie Travern at 082 887 6537 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. For appeals and reviews please contact: Ms. Regina Menoe at 073 896 3988 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | |||||
Home Affairs, UNHCR to commemorate World Refugee day | |||||
| Pretoria –The Department of Home Affairs and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will on Friday, 20 June 2014, commemorate the World Refugee Day (WRD) under the theme: “Share your Refugee Story – Celebrating 20 Years of Freedom and Democracy”...READ MORE | |||||
State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament in Cape Town on 17 June 2014 | |||||
It is a great pleasure to address you on this first State of the Nation Address of the fifth democratic administration. Let me begin by extending our deepest condolences on the sad passing of the Secretary of Parliament, Mr Michael Coetzee...READ MORE | |||||
