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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:59:27 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Closing date for submissions on White Paper on Citizenship extended</title>
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	<description>The closing date for the submission of public comments on the Draft Revised White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection has been extended from 31 January 2026 to 15 February 2026.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#BestofBiz 2025: Legal</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bestofbiz-2025-legal-283877a</link>
	<description>We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2025 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and company news. Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Legal site over the past year below.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Home Affairs launches new Home Affairs Citizenship Reinstatement Portal</title>
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	<description>Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber on Monday, 24 November, announced the launch of the ground-breaking new Home Affairs Citizenship Reinstatement Portal, a major step forward in the department’s digital transformation programme to deliver dignity for all South Africans.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Zimbabwe and Lesotho permits extended to May 2027</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/zimbabwe-and-lesotho-permits-extended-to-may-2027-404059a</link>
	<description>Helen Suzman Foundation urges Home Affairs minister to fast-track talks with the public over the future of the permits.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Eswatini government faces court challenge for accepting US deportees</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eswatini-government-faces-court-challenge-for-accepting-us-deportees-735852a</link>
	<description>Human rights lawyers and activists have sued the government of Eswatini for making a secretive deal with President Donald Trump's administration to accept third-country deportees from the US, which they claim was unconstitutional.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>US suspends visa processing in Zimbabwe, embassy says</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/us-suspends-visa-processing-in-zimbabwe-embassy-says-957334a</link>
	<description>The United States has stopped processing most visas in Zimbabwe until further notice, its embassy in the capital Harare said on Wednesday, citing unspecified concerns with the government.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>New border control plan could harm asylum seekers, say critics</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-border-control-plan-could-harm-asylum-seekers-say-critics-360048a</link>
	<description>The One-Stop Border Post Bill aims to speed up trade and travel, but critics say protection for immigrants is inadequate.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming</title>
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	<description>At the heart of the matter is the question of whether the minister or Parliament can change the status of the permit.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries</title>
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	<description>US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning the citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move was needed to protect against "foreign terrorists" and other security threats.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Constitutional Court rules on citizenship</title>
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	<description>Law which stripped citizenship from South Africans who took another country’s citizenship is unconstitutional.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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