SA Migration International

News Articles

Gigaba revisits the skeletons in his â€˜home affairsâ€™

Source: Enca, 28/02/2018

JOHANNESBURG ï¿½` President Cyril Ramaphosaâ€™s cabinet reshuffle on Monday
moved former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba back to head the Department
of Home Affairs.
Gigaba has previously been linked to state capture.
In June 2017, leaked emails suggested that Gigaba facilitated the Gupta
family with their applications for naturalisation.
The EFF had previously released a Home Affairs letter which showed the
Gupta family`s request for citizenship was turned down.
This document was followed by one from then Home Affairs Minister
Gigaba, in which he waived the legal requirements for citizenship and
granted the Guptas` request for naturalisation.
Gigabaâ€™s name was also dragged into a court battle with the Oppenheimer
family over its application to operate an international customs and
immigration service at OR Tambo International Airport.
Last year, the North Gauteng High Court gave the family`s Fireblade
Aviation, permission to run the service, saying that Gigaba approved
the request, which he later denied.
Due to the approved request, the wealthy family was given the privilege
to be able to run a private customs and immigration service that will
allow it to facilitate international arrivals and departures of heads
of state and other VVIPs using private aircraft in and out of OR Tambo
Airport.
With Gigaba back at the head of the Department of Home Affairs
department, his previous operational decisions are back under public
scrutiny.

Search

Latest News

... Read more...
... Read more...
... Read more...
... Read more...

If you are visiting SA or already here on a visa, take this as a public-interest warning. In 2025, a quiet, but sharp, shift has taken hold inside parts of home affairs adjudication ranks: applications are being refused almost mechanically if they were not submitted at least 60 days before visa expiry.A wave of refusals repeating near-identical wording:The applicant did not submit his/her application no less than 60 days prior to the expiry date of his/her.

The rigid application of this rule, devoid of consideration for mitigating circumstances, raises serious concerns about the fairness and legality of such administrative decisions.

... Read more...

... Read more...
... Read more...
... Read more...
... Read more...
... Read more...