Programme News
6 December 2010
(Press release)
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LHR is seeking candidates with a commitment to social justice and equality to apply for the...
3 December 2010
(News)
Vuvu Vena I Mail & Guardian I In a move to allieviate the panic among those who fear losing everything if they submit their fraudulent South African identity documents, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said Wednesday that Zimbabweans who have been living in the country for years on fake South African IDs -- and have bought property and started businesses -- would be legalised...
3 December 2010
(Press release)
Over the past year, the Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale, has been praised for his energy in tackling the housing crisis. He recently signed service delivery agreements with his nine MECS for Outcome 8 of the presidential outcomes - sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life – and he has been very vocal on what actions will accompany these agreements,...
1 December 2010
(News)
South African authorities have warned that any applications for work and other permits made by Zimbabweans after a December 31 deadline will not be accepted. Zimbabweans living illegally in South Africa have been given until the end of the year to regularise their stay in the country, by obtaining relevant work or study permits. Pretoria has said it will resume deporting undocumented Zimbabweans...
30 November 2010
(News)
After years of being told about the millions of illegal foreigners in the country who are responsible for the high crime rate and who deprive South Africans of jobs and housing, the government has suddenly managed to lose a million Zimbabweans. Where did they go? In the past we've heard about our porous borders and the quantities of foreigners flooding the country.
While the department of...
26 November 2010
(Press release)
On 23 November 2010, the Republic of Iraq deposited the 20th instrument of ratification for the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances to the Secretary General of the United Nations. Iraq becomes the 20th State to ratify this treaty. Its historic accession means that the Convention will enter into force on 23 December 2010, 30 days after the 20th...
25 November 2010
(News)
Comments by Minister Dlamini Zuma
Thank you very much for your patience. I will not elaborate anymore since Ronnie has assured me he has explained.
Well, as you know, we have this process with the Zimbabweans to document them and try to regularise their stay in South Africa. So, we felt that since the deadline for this process is the 31 December 2010 it is important to meet with them to hear from...
24 November 2010
(Press release)
PRESS RELEASE - 24 November 2010
After more than ten weeks in detention at OR Tambo International Airport, the Supreme Court of Appeal today overturned a decision of the Pretoria High Court and ordered the immediate release of two Somali refugees - who were being deported by Namibia via South Africa to war-torn Somalia. They are being released tomorrow morning.
The Supreme...
22 November 2010
(News)
BRIEFING TO MEDIA BY HOME AFFAIRS DIRECTOR-GENERAL MKUSELI APLENI ON THE JOINT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE
Home Affairs Ministerial Offices, 909 Arcadia Street, Arcadia,11 November 2010
Pretoria - Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, today Thursday 11 November 2010, is happy to announce that refugees and asylum permit holders will...
9 November 2010
(Press release)
From today, refugees and asylum seekers will again be able to access their bank accounts using their refugee and asylum seeker permits issued by the Department of Home Affairs. LHR will seek an order by consent in the South Gauteng High Court directing that such permits should be accepted.
In May 2010, the Financial Intelligence Service (the “FIC”) issued a...