Department of Home Affairs

In support of the Voter registration weekend

Important Alerts

PROCUREMENT SCAM ALERT: Service Providers/Suppliers

SCAM ALERTS: Unlawful and fraudulent activities in the name of the Department

DHA MANAGEMENT CONTACTS SCAM ALERT: Unlawful and fraudulent activities in the name of Senior Management of the Department

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
Address by the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, at the official launch of South Africa’s Electronic Travel Authorisation Created on 12 August, 2026 His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Tourism, Ms Patricia de Lille, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza, Director-General of Home Affairs, Mr Tommy Makhode, Comm... Read more Home Affairs digital reforms reduce "system offline" incidents by 61% Created on 11 August, 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, welcomes the significant reduction in system downtime recorded at Home Affairs offices, with "system offline" incidents declining by 61% over the previ... Read more President Ramaphosa to officially launch South Africa's Electronic Travel Authorisation Created on 06 August, 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially launch South Africa's Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday, 12 August 2026. Following its successful pilot du... Read more Home Affairs launches new online service to make switching to the Smart ID Card easier than ever Created on 03 August, 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, today launched a new online service that makes it easier than ever for South Africans to find their nearest participating bank branch to apply for a Sm... Read more Home Affairs extends operational hours in support of Voter Registration Weekend Created on 31 July, 2026 The Department of Home Affairs will extend operating hours at all offices nationwide during the final Voter Registration Weekend on 01 and 02 August 2026. All Home Affairs offices will be open on Sat... Read more Minister Schreiber officially opens new Centurion Home Affairs office Created on 30 July, 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, today officially opened the Department's new Centurion Home Affairs office at Centurion Mall, marking another milestone in the Home Affairs @ home refo... Read more Minister of Home Affairs welcomes arrests in Malamulele fraud case Created on 28 July, 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, welcomes the arrest of two former Department of Home Affairs officials and four members of the public in connection with alleged fraud and corruption r... Read more Minister Schreiber to open new Home Affairs office at Centurion Mall Created on 28 July, 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, will officially open the Department's new Home Affairs office at Centurion Mall in Pretoria. The relocation forms part of the Department's ongoing eff... Read more Smart ID access more than doubles as Home Affairs expands Digital Partnership with Absa Created on 22 July, 2026 South Africans now have two-and-a-half times more places to apply for a Smart ID Card than they did just four and a half months ago, after the Department of Home Affairs today expanded its Digital Par... Read more

LATEST NEWS UPDATE

Address by the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, at the official launch of South Africa’s Electronic Travel Authorisation

Created on 12 August, 2026

His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Tourism, Ms Patricia de Lille, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Njabulo Nzuza, Director-General of Home Affairs, Mr Tommy Makhode, Comm...

Home Affairs digital reforms reduce "system offline" incidents by 61%

Created on 11 August, 2026

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, welcomes the significant reduction in system downtime recorded at Home Affairs offices, with "system offline" incidents declining by 61% over the previ...

President Ramaphosa to officially launch South Africa's Electronic Travel Authorisation

Created on 06 August, 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially launch South Africa's Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday, 12 August 2026. Following its successful pilot du...

Home Affairs launches new online service to make switching to the Smart ID Card easier than ever

Created on 03 August, 2026

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, today launched a new online service that makes it easier than ever for South Africans to find their nearest participating bank branch to apply for a Sm...

Home Affairs extends operational hours in support of Voter Registration Weekend

Created on 31 July, 2026

The Department of Home Affairs will extend operating hours at all offices nationwide during the final Voter Registration Weekend on 01 and 02 August 2026. All Home Affairs offices will be open on Sat...

Minister Schreiber officially opens new Centurion Home Affairs office

Created on 30 July, 2026

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, today officially opened the Department's new Centurion Home Affairs office at Centurion Mall, marking another milestone in the Home Affairs @ home refo...

Minister of Home Affairs welcomes arrests in Malamulele fraud case

Created on 28 July, 2026

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, welcomes the arrest of two former Department of Home Affairs officials and four members of the public in connection with alleged fraud and corruption r...

Minister Schreiber to open new Home Affairs office at Centurion Mall

Created on 28 July, 2026

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, will officially open the Department's new Home Affairs office at Centurion Mall in Pretoria. The relocation forms part of the Department's ongoing eff...

Smart ID access more than doubles as Home Affairs expands Digital Partnership with Absa

Created on 22 July, 2026

South Africans now have two-and-a-half times more places to apply for a Smart ID Card than they did just four and a half months ago, after the Department of Home Affairs today expanded its Digital Par...

APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ALARM SYSTEM AND MONITORING WITH ARMED REACTION FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS

1	BRAINWAVE PROJECTS 1323
2	DEFENSOR ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS
3	MAFOKO SECURITY PATROLS
4	NTP SECURITY
5	SHIELD PLATINUM HOLDINGS