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Home Affairs launches digitalised Trusted Employer Scheme Phase II

21 Jul 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that rejected asylum seekers cannot reapply. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Constitutional Court rules asylum seekers once rejected cannot reapply

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Closing date for submissions on White Paper on Citizenship extended

19 Jan 2026

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Home Affairs launches new Home Affairs Citizenship Reinstatement Portal

26 Nov 2025

Activists have welcomed the extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) and the Lesotho Exemption Permit (LEP) by another 18 months. This announcement has come as a welcome relief to many families. Graphic: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Zimbabwe and Lesotho permits extended to May 2027

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Protesters hold placards as lead applicant and lawyer Mzwandile Masuku addresses them outside the court, after a hearing was postponed, in Mbabane, Eswatini, 22 August 2025. Reuters/Zakhele Mabuza

Eswatini government faces court challenge for accepting US deportees

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A general view of commuters in the capital, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1 April 2025. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

US suspends visa processing in Zimbabwe, embassy says

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Parliament recently heard submissions on the One-Stop Border Post Bill. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

New border control plan could harm asylum seekers, say critics

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ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

Tania Broughton 9 Jun 2025

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Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

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The Constitutional Court has confirmed that a section of the law which automatically strips South Africans of citizenship if they take the citizenship of another country is invalid. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

Tania Broughton 7 May 2025

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Ivory Coast court strikes Thiam's name off electoral roll over French nationality

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Digital business visa application system goes live

10 Mar 2025

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Department of Home Affairs launches phase one of Trusted Tour Operator Scheme

13 Feb 2025

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People waiting in long lines outside the VFS Global office in Cape Town on Thursday. On Friday morning, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber extended the validity of the original Zimbabwe Exemption Permit to November 2025. Photo: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Last minute reprieve for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders

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Department announces gazetting of remote work visitor visa

9 Oct 2024

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South Africa introducing visa reforms to boost economy, says minister

Nellie Peyton 3 Oct 2024

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Visa applicants to receive outcomes of visa waiver applications digitally

2 Sep 2024

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Home Affairs extends temporary visa concession

4 Jul 2024

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ZEP holders rights upheld by ConCourt, Motsoaledi's appeal dismissed

19 Jun 2024

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Cabinet approves Final White Paper On Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection

18 Apr 2024

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Home Affairs clarifies misunderstanding on work visas

11 Apr 2024

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has turned to the Constitutional Court in his bid to appeal against a Pretoria High Court judgment that found the process he used to end the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme was neither fair nor lawful. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court

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