Festive Season Operation Briefing: Ministerial Address
The first defining feature of the Border Management Authority’s (BMA) 2025/26 festive season operations is that we have seen encouraging signs of deterrence starting to work...READ MORE
Relocation of Centurion Home Affairs Office to Centurion Mall
The Department of Home Affairs will relocate its Centurion office to Centurion Mall, with the new office opening to the public on Monday, 2 February 2026...READ MORE
Home Affairs sets new record by delivering over four million Smart IDs in 2025
The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has issued a record 4,002,964 Smart ID Cards in the 2025 calendar year, the highest rate of delivery in the history of the department...READ MORE
Deputy Minister Nzuza and HONOR South Africa equip Umdlamfe Secondary School learners with new, high-tech computer lab during Back-To-School Programme
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza today, 22 January 2026, handed over a fully equipped computer laboratory to Umdlamfe Secondary School in Esikhawini, Richards Bay, in partnership with global technology brand HONOR South Africa...READ MORE
Deputy Minister Nzuza to hand over computer lab during back-to-school campaign, in partnership with Honor South Africa
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza, will on Thursday, 22 January 2026, hand over a fully equipped computer laboratory to Umdlamfe Secondary School in Esikhaweni, Richards Bay, as part of government’s Back-to-school Campaign...READ MORE
Extension of closing date for public comments on Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection
The Department of Home Affairs has extended the closing date for the submission of public comments on the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection (“Draft Revised White Paper”) from 31 January 2026 to 15 February 2026...READ MORE
Home Affairs arrests seven Kenyan nationals illegally working on “refugee” applications
Yesterday, the Department of Home Affairs, in collaboration with other arms of law enforcement, executed a routine, lawful operation in Johannesburg targeted at suspected violations of South African immigration law...READ MORE
Minister of Home Affairs invites public comment on the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection
Following approval by Cabinet, the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has today published the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection in the Government Gazette for public comment...READ MORE
Home Affairs extends operating hours for the festive season
As part of our continued commitment to delivering dignity for all, the Department of Home Affairs is extending operating hours at offices from 8 to 19 December 2025, and from 5 to 16 January 2026, by an additional two hours daily for applications and collections of enabling documents...READ MORE
Deputy Minister Nzuza to hand over Smart ID Cards to the elderly in Krugersdorp
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza, will on Wednesday, 03 December 2025, hand over Smart ID Cards to the elderly at the Jack Cotton Old Age Home in Krugersdorp, Gauteng...READ MORE
Home Affairs launches groundbreaking new citizenship verification portal
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, today announced the launch of the ground-breaking new Home Affairs Citizenship Reinstatement Portal, a major step forward in the Department’s digital transformation programme to deliver dignity for all South Africans...READ MORE
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