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The Libyan illegal military training camps in Mpumalanga
The Libyan illegal military training camps. A history of precarious international relations,...
Minister Schreiber nips the ZEP-problem in the bud. Hope at last for working ZEP holders.
Read the full opinion as published on the Daily Maverick. [Below some extracts] The decision and...
Home Affairs: The glasshouse with rubber walls needs real change
Read the edited Opinion as published on Business Day [Original unedited version below] An inherent...
Illegal migration is only the tip of the iceberg. Rising Xenophobia and lack of resources.
As published on BusinessLive on 22 July 2024 Estimations and inflated reports on the number of illegal...
Flying too close to the sun. Icarus: A forewarning tale of ambition and fall.
In just a few days from taking office, the newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Schreiber, has...
The lighthouse has a new keeper. Minister Schreiber extends concessions relating to the persisting backlog.
The newly appointed Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Schreiber, has extended the concessions that allow for...
Climbing mountains. The Rise of Leon Amos Schreiber. South Africa’s new Minister of Home Affairs.
South Africa awakens this morning to the newly formed government of national unity (GNU). Following...
One step forward two steps back. The politics of uncertainty.
The year 2020 introduced globally two words into our daily vocabulary “pandemic” and “lockdown”. Yet,...
“Parental” relative visa with working rights for parents of South African children. Another breakthrough towards the democratisation of South Africa’s immigration process.
The validity of visas issued in terms of section 18 or in terms of section 11(6) of the Immigration Act...
The Minister’s Noble Lies to explain new immigration law
The Minister of Home Affairs Dr Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi has, since taking up office in 2020, vowed to...
Motsoaledi’s smoke and mirrors crusade against immigrants is at odds with basic human rights
As published by the Daily Maverick By Gary Eisenberg 24 March 2021 The standard definition of the...
“Renavigating the murky Gupta’s citizenship two years later” Eisenberg interviewed by Stephen Grootes.
The issue of South African citizenship has become a political hot potato. The Public Protector’s recent...
Citizenship is a right, not a concession
As published in Mail & Guardian Thought Leader By Gary Eisenberg 03 February 2021 The removal of...
The rights of South African children disregarded: no visas with working rights for their foreign parents
Our immigration system allows foreigners who are espoused to South African citizens or permanent...
South Africa needs a constitutionally compliant immigration policy
Repost from Mail & Guardian. Gary Eisenberg 27 Apr 2020 South Africa’s immigration system ceased on...
Countdown to lockdown: All borders closed.
As of midnight, South Africa is going to be in a full national lockdown. Regulations promulgated in...
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Escalation of measures to combat Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
23 Mar 2020 My fellow South Africans, It is a week since we declared the coronavirus pandemic a...
Anarchy rules at Home Affairs
Repost from Mail & Guardian HOME AFFAIRS The department of home affairs has failed in its...
Is it time for a blanket amnesty for illegal foreigners living in South Africa?
The South African government ought to reallocate the funds it uses for orchestrating deportations and...