In December 2018, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) took the decision to extend its contract with Visa Facilitation Services (VFS) for a further 24 months, effective 1 January 2019. The Home Affairs Parliamentary Committee criticized DHA for failing to follow its...
IMMIGRATION At the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa was open for business. For those who are cognisant of the truth, South Africa has become an armoured fortress with its drawbridges decidedly raised....
South Africa’s immigration legislation is set to be amended by March next year, purportedly under the guidance of a policy framework provided by the white paper on international migration for South Africa, published in July 2017. But a careful reading of the white...
Students tackle red tape around work permits Strategies to stay on in South Africa following graduation from the University of Cape Town (UCT) was the subject of an address by immigration lawyer Gary Eisenberg, who unpacked the details of a new ministerial directive...
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) co-hosted the Senior Officials meeting of the Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA) in Pretoria from 11-13 September...
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has expressed concern about criminal activity taking place outside the Desmond Tutu Refugee Office in Pretoria. Portfolio Committee Chairperson, Hlomani Chauke, told Jacaranda FM that syndicates outside the Marabastad...
