Our immigration system allows foreigners who are espoused to South African citizens or permanent residents to acquire visas to reside and work in South Africa to support their spouses. However, there is no such visa available to foreigners who have assumed parental...
As of 1 May 2020, South Africa enters into a Level 4 Covid-19 Lockdown. All borders of South Africa remain closed during the period of Alert Level 4, except for designated ports of entry for the transportation of fuel, cargo and goods and repatriation of foreign...
Repost from Mail & Guardian. Gary Eisenberg 27 Apr 2020 South Africa’s immigration system ceased on March 18. Ministerial regulations, arguably unconstitutional and unlawful, published on March 26 in terms of the Disaster Management Act have categorised all...
As the global tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases reaches over one million, South Africa’s Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, after consultation with the relevant Cabinet members, published the Amended...
On 26 March 2020, the Minister of Home Affairs, Gazetted his directions in terms of the Disaster Management Act to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These “directions” encapsulate his directive of 17 March. They clearly penalise passport holders of...
As of midnight, South Africa is going to be in a full national lockdown. Regulations promulgated in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act of 2002, after consultation with the Minister of Health have been published on the Government Gazette and provide...
