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SA Migration Newsletter
16 / 2018 |
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 SA Migration
International was created out of the need for a
specialist organization to assist people wishing to immigrate,
volunteer, work, bring family, study or open businesses in South
Africa.
Government has taken a decision to appeal the judgment handed down by
the Western Cape High Court on Muslim marriages.
The case was brought by the Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) and Ruwayda Esau.
The WLC had argued that by not recognising Muslim marriages under
common law, the law ignored the reality that women often lack
bargaining power in marriages and were not afforded legal protection.
The Port Elizabeth Refugee Reception Office was officially reopened on
Friday by Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba.
The province has been without such a facility since the Department of
Home Affairs unilaterally closed it in 2011, according to a GroundUp
report.
Spousal visa challenge to head to the Constitutional Court.
Should foreigners who marry in South Africa before the expiry of their
three-month visitor visas be allowed to regularise their stay?
In papers filed at the Constitutional Court, Home Affairs bluntly says
“no” and maintains that allowing this would be an abuse of immigration
laws on a “drastic scale”.
The ANC has failed to secure SA’s national borders, says the party, as
it ramps up its anti-illegal immigration campaign ahead of 2019 elections
SA’s borders should be “closed” and stricter immigration controls must
be implemented, the DA said on Monday.
Oppenheimers ‘astounded’ when Gigaba later changed his mind, denying
he had ever approved the private terminal at OR Tambo International
By telling ‘untruths’ in court, Gigaba has contravened several ethics
codes and the president will now have to take action
Home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba violated the constitution and the
Executive Ethics Code by lying in court, public protector Busisiwe
Mkhwebane has found.
Cape Town and the Western Cape want to specialise in attracting a
tourist market expected to have buying power worth $3trn by the year
2021. The city and the province held the inaugural `Africa Halal Week`
in Cape Town on Monday. SA
Migration International
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SA
Migration
Tel.: +27 (0)71 632 9555 Fax: +27 (0)21 461 2611 Email: info@sami.co.za
Table of Contents
1. About SA Migration
2. Government to appeal decision on Muslim marriages 3. Home Affairs reopens refugee office closed in 2011 4. Spousal visas wrangle heads to the Constitutional Court 5. SA needs ‘closed’ borders, tighter immigration control, says DA 6. Gigaba lied about Fireblade deal, Oppenheimers tell MPs 7. Malusi Gigaba violated the constitution and ethics codes, protector finds 8. Towards $3trn: Halal tourism by the numbers
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