Department of Home Affairs

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PROCUREMENT SCAM ALERT: Service Providers/Suppliers

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Withdrawal of waivers granted in terms of section 31(2)(c) of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002: Granting of permanent residence status in terms of section 27(b) of the Immigration Act: Graduates from South African tertiary institutions in the area of critical skills

Minister's Immigration Directive No 01 of 2021 - Extension of ZEP for a period of 12 months

Immigration Directive No 07 of 2021 - Temporary Concession for Intra-Company Transfer Work Visa holders

Extension of temporary concession in respect of foreign nationals in light of a continued backlog in processing outcomes on Waiver applications, Visa applications and Appeal applications

LATEST NEWS UPDATE
Home Affairs suspends two officials over use of AI “hallucinations” Created on 30 April, 2026 The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is suspending two senior officials with immediate effect following the detection of apparent Artificial Intelligence (AI) “hallucinations” cited as references appe... Read more Minister Leon Schreiber's Speech: PPP bidders announced for the redevelopment of South Africa’s six busiest land ports of entry Created on 28 April, 2026 The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority, Dr Mike Masiapato The Acting Director-General of the Department of Home Affai... Read more Home Affairs dismissals grow to 63 as 7 more officials dismissed in ongoing misconduct crackdown Created on 24 April, 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, confirms that the Department has dismissed a further 7 officials with immediate effect, following the conclusion of disciplinary processes into various... Read more Home Affairs dismisses false reports on passport-free travel for Lesotho nationals Created on 22 April, 2026 The Department of Home Affairs has noted with concern various unfounded media reports and social media posts suggesting that Lesotho nationals will no longer be required to present valid passports whe... Read more Home Affairs clarifies policy position on Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders Created on 15 April, 2026 The Department of Home Affairs wishes to correct recent media misinterpretations following a television interview with Deputy Minister Njabulo Nzuza on Newzroom Afrika. The interview, which discussed ... Read more Deputy Minister Nzuza to lead ID application, voter registration drive in Escourt Created on 15 April, 2026 The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza, will on Friday, 17 April 2026, lead an Identity Document (ID) Campaign and High Impact Outreach Programme in Escourt, KwaZulu-Natal, bringing ess... Read more Minister of Home Affairs welcomes withdrawal of ACT court application against Online Verification Service fee corrections 14 April 2026 Created on 14 April, 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed a decision by the Association of Comms and Technology (ACT) to withdraw its court application that sought to challenge the fee corrections... Read more Home Affairs deports nearly 110 000 illegal immigrants since formation of the GNU Created on 09 April, 2026 Over the past two financial years, the Department of Home Affairs has carried out a total of 109 344 deportations, marking an exponential increase in annual deportations since the formation of the Gov... Read more Minister Schreiber welcomes Cabinet approval of Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Created on 08 April, 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of the Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. Cabinet approval followed after an exten... Read more

LATEST NEWS UPDATE

Home Affairs suspends two officials over use of AI “hallucinations”

Created on 30 April, 2026

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is suspending two senior officials with immediate effect following the detection of apparent Artificial Intelligence (AI) “hallucinations” cited as references appe...

Minister Leon Schreiber's Speech: PPP bidders announced for the redevelopment of South Africa’s six busiest land ports of entry

Created on 28 April, 2026

The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority, Dr Mike Masiapato The Acting Director-General of the Department of Home Affai...

Home Affairs dismissals grow to 63 as 7 more officials dismissed in ongoing misconduct crackdown

Created on 24 April, 2026

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, confirms that the Department has dismissed a further 7 officials with immediate effect, following the conclusion of disciplinary processes into various...

Home Affairs dismisses false reports on passport-free travel for Lesotho nationals

Created on 22 April, 2026

The Department of Home Affairs has noted with concern various unfounded media reports and social media posts suggesting that Lesotho nationals will no longer be required to present valid passports whe...

Home Affairs clarifies policy position on Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders

Created on 15 April, 2026

The Department of Home Affairs wishes to correct recent media misinterpretations following a television interview with Deputy Minister Njabulo Nzuza on Newzroom Afrika. The interview, which discussed ...

Deputy Minister Nzuza to lead ID application, voter registration drive in Escourt

Created on 15 April, 2026

The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza, will on Friday, 17 April 2026, lead an Identity Document (ID) Campaign and High Impact Outreach Programme in Escourt, KwaZulu-Natal, bringing ess...

Minister of Home Affairs welcomes withdrawal of ACT court application against Online Verification Service fee corrections 14 April 2026

Created on 14 April, 2026

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed a decision by the Association of Comms and Technology (ACT) to withdraw its court application that sought to challenge the fee corrections...

Home Affairs deports nearly 110 000 illegal immigrants since formation of the GNU

Created on 09 April, 2026

Over the past two financial years, the Department of Home Affairs has carried out a total of 109 344 deportations, marking an exponential increase in annual deportations since the formation of the Gov...

Minister Schreiber welcomes Cabinet approval of Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection

Created on 08 April, 2026

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of the Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection. Cabinet approval followed after an exten...