Recent interventions at Home Affairs raise a pressing question: can the Department translate legal obligations and policy decisions into effective administration? Within one week, Home Affairs’ leadership has taken two exceptional steps to address the consequences of...
Immigration Directive 13 of 2026 The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has issued Immigration Directive 13 of 2026, waiving the requirement that applications for visa extensions or changes of status or conditions be submitted at least 60 days before the...
In her opinion for Daily Maverick, Claudia Pizzocri explores how different democracies are once again grappling with that question. From Aristotle’s polis to contemporary developments in the United States, Italy, Spain and South Africa, the article considers how...
As public debate around migration has become increasingly polarised, constitutional values are often treated as obstacles to effective immigration enforcement rather than the principles that should guide it. In this Daily Maverick opinion, Claudia Pizzocri argues that...
South Africa’s climb in the Henley Passport Index reflects more than improved international mobility. It also signals the growing impact of sustained institutional reform within the Department of Home Affairs. In her latest Business Day opinion, Claudia Pizzocri...
