VISION, MISSION, VALUE STATEMENT, MANDATE AND DHA OUTCOMES
VISION
Deliver Home Affairs@home: a digitally transformed organisation that drives economic growth and job creation, enhance national security, and deliver efficient and dignified services to clients
MISSION
The DHA is committed to citizen empowerment and inclusivity, economic development and national security through digital transformation, by:
- Being an efficient and secure custodian of citizenship and civil registration through effective, modernised technology that enhances accountability, efficiency and transparency
- Securely and strategically managing international migration using agile and innovative practices
- Efficiently managing asylum seekers and refugees
VALUE STATEMENT
Our higher purpose is to build a Home Affairs that delivers dignity and works for all. Our pursuit of this higher purpose is anchored in:
- Ethical conduct
- Courageous action
- Innovative thinking
- Caring interactions
- Solutions-oriented approaches
DHA MANDATE
- Mandate 1: Management of citizenship and civil registration
- Mandate 2: Management of international migration
- Mandate 3: Management of refugee protection
DHA OUTCOMES
The Department of Home Affairs identified the following outcomes for the 2025 – 2030 period:
- Secure management of international migration resulting in South Africa’s interests being served and fulfilling international commitments
- Secure and efficient management of citizenship and civil registration to fulfil constitutional and international obligations
- Efficient asylum seeker and refugee system in compliance with domestic and international obligations
- Secure population register to empower citizens and enable inclusivity, economic development and national security
- DHA positioned to contribute positively to a capable and developmental state. This outcome includes critical priorities of government such as promoting the rights of women, the youth and persons with disabilities and the digital transformation of the state.