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SA Migration Newsletter
08 / 2017 |
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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.
This despite the fact that it will now become very expensive to
process the arrests of undocumented migrants.
Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) has welcomed a unanimous Constitutional
Court ruling upholding the rights of all detainees â€" also alleged
illegal immigrants â€" to access our courts.
On 30 June, the ANC’s National Executive Committee will meet to review
ANC policy and makes recommendations on amendments or new policies to
the National Conference.
One of the key proposals of the document is a complete restructuring
of Home Affairs, taking steps towards becoming completely
self-sustainable.
Cape Town - The Department of Home Affairs confirms that over 90% of
DHA offices are closed on Saturday due to insufficient staff numbers
which Home Affairs says is not inline with the recent settlement
agreement with the Unions.
Asylum seekers may face greater difficulties entering South Africa
once Parliament enacts legislation to create a new agency that will
have full control of the country’s borders and ports, and once the
department of home affairs opens new processing centres for asylum
seekers.
Johannesburg - The Home Affairs Department is being slapped with about
50 cases of litigation on a weekly basis, deputy director-general for
institutional planning and support Thulani Mavuso said.
Will the Zimbabwe Special Permit be renewed?
Zimbabwean immigrants want clarity as permit expires in six months
Former Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba did nothing wrong in
granting the Gupta family South African citizenship, his successor
Hlengiwe Mkhize said on Wednesday
“I have looked at all the documentation and I thought [that] if I was
in a similar position I would have considered the request in a
favourable manner,†Mkhize said, adding that there was therefore no
reason to investigate the matter further. SA
Migration International
Tel.: +27 (0)71 632 9555 Fax: +27 (0)21 461 2611 Email: info@sami.co.za |
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. Constitutional Court protects rights of detained immigrants 3. Home Affairs wants to start collecting and selling your personal data â€" and charging for it 4. How home affairs plans to collect and use your personal data 5. ALERT: Home Affairs services hard-hit due to insufficient staff 6. South Africa’s borders may become even more unwelcoming to asylum seekers 7. Home Affairs faces 50 new lawsuits every week 8. Will the Zimbabwe Special Permit be renewed? 9. New Home Affairs says Gigaba granted Gupta’s citizenship lawfully
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