The South African government’s decision to discontinue the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) has sparked fears.

Can the real Thabo Bester please stand up? According to Home Affairs, there are three men in Mzansi with the notorious name…

The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) system, which allows Zimbabweans to live in South Africa will come to an end on June 30, 2023.

All South Africans know that a trip to Home Affairs is one of the most stressful outings that you can undertake.

The Cape Town Refugee Reception Office is expected to officially open its doors for asylum and refugee services on Monday, 20 March.

In what can only be described as an ‘only in South Africa’ moment, a couple found themselves getting married in the middle of a strike.

The Department of Home Affairs is recruiting the second cohort of the 4 000 unemployed youth for the digitisation of civic records project.

Home Affairs Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi will open new Home Affairs offices at Menlyn Park Shopping Centre.

The Pretoria High Court has ordered Home Affairs to process the asylum applications of 22 Afghan nationals.

The Minister seemingly believes there is a chance the Taliban could follow if South Africa accepts asylum seekers. He said SA doesn’t ‘have any military power’, but the US could protect them.

The Western Cape High Court has ruled in favor of the Scalabrini Centre, and that the Refugees Act by Home Affairs was unconstitutional.

The department has refused to register dozens of children in Musina in cases where one of their parents is undocumented

Driving licences for South African motorists will be changing later in 2023. This is what they will look like!

The price increase came into effect on 1 November and is the first one since 2011.

As of 1 November, the price increase for passports and other travel documents officially kicked in – here are all the details…

Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has approved new fees for passports and other travel documents, effective from 1 November

Home Affairs said most fraudulent marriages involve migrants who marry South Africans for ‘convenience purposes.’

Malesela Mashilo, from Letebejane Village, celebrated her 103rd birthday with a visit from Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Foreign religious workers will be welcome in SA as ‘visitors who can perform work,’ said Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Khuliso Ravele reportedly demanded a R300 bribe from a foreign national who needed her passport to be stamped.

Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the extension for Zimbabwean exemption permits is not related to the series of lawsuits against the ministry.

Minister of Home Affairs has extended the period for Zimbabwe nationals with exemption permits so they can stay a bit longer in SA.

The Department of Home Affairs is proposing major changes to IDs in the country in order to to strengthen passport security in the country.

Routers and switches which had been procured to deal with system challenges at Home Affairs were instead kept in storerooms

IFP appalled by senior citizens, matric students and mothers carrying newborn babies who are compelled to queue long hours at Home Affairs

Home Affairs minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced that his department is looking to recruit as many as 10 000 unemployed graduates.

Home Affairs minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that his department is looking to recruit as many as 10 000 unemployed graduates.

The Department of Home Affairs says it is committed to reducing long queues. Here are banks you can get your ID and Passport at.

Phathisani Outshiki sold 111 documents at R1000 a pop, while Morena Motsamai charged between R2500 and R5000 for the 13 applications he processed.

The Department of Home Affairs has extended its operating hours at selected branches for Smart ID applications and passport collection only.

Over 50 illegal migrants were arrested after they were rescued from a Chinese-owned plastic factory working under ‘slave-like’ conditions.

Home Affairs said it was untrue that Afriforum has taken over responsibility for border patrol in Musina, Limpopo.

After the news broke of the arrests at OR Tambo Airport, Minister Aaron Motsoaledi admitted that SA needs transit visas again.

An armed robber was apprehended inside a Home Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal after committing a crime this morning

Wait, what? A matric pupil who applied for an ID received a death certificate from Home Affairs – even listing a fake cause of death!

Lights, camera, deported: A Russian-born actress has been declared an ‘undesirable person’ by Home Affairs – after her farcical asylum bid

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has detailed how he plans to bring ‘radical change’ to our current immigration system.

‘Pre-booked clients will be serviced at dedicated counters,’ said the Department of Home Affairs. The Branch Appointment System is meant to cut queues.

As it turns out, you don’t need *that* much money to bribe senior officials at Home Affairs – thankfully, this one was caught red-handed.

New self-service kiosks will be procured to assist citizens with applications for passports, smart IDs and even reprints of certificates.

The unions seem to have rejected Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s plan to get Home Affairs operating on a Saturday.

Unions want Home Affairs to pay ‘overtime for life,’ the department claims. It wants to be reclassified to allow shift work on Saturdays.

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the Bangladeshi national was arrested at OR Tambo trying to leave South Africa.

Home Affairs has introduced a system that allows South Africans to apply for passports and smart ID cards at various banks. Take a look…

Professor Jonathan Moyo called Minister Aaron Motsoaledi an Afrophobe after the suicide of Zimbabwean PhD student Philip Chuma.

Wits PhD student killed himself after his expired study permit was not renewed by Home Affairs so he cannot study in 2022

Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi went into detail about his department and denied claims of working with Operation Dudula

Home Affairs will replace birth certificates, temporary Identity Certificates, and IDs of people affected by the floods in KZN

Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has shared details about an syndicate that smuggles Bangladeshis into SA illegally through an immigration officer.

A former Orlando Pirates player has been shockingly banned from South Africa by Home Affairs due to the rules he broke when he was last in our country!

Home Affairs will be open for longer hours on Monday. That’s after a major system outage caused chaos on Friday.

Home Affairs and LGBTQI+ advocacy group, Iranti, have teamed up to assist transgender people change the gender marker on their IDs.

Wherever you are in South Africa, you’re never too far away from a gravely underperforming Home Affairs branch – unless you’re in Free State.

The worst Home Affairs branches in South Africa have been named and shamed this week – identified by their excessive ‘system downtimes’.

The Labour department said it is ‘on the tail’ of companies that do not comply with employment equity policies after filing court papers against Huawei on Friday.

South Africa will be using an entirely new ID with the Government in the process of developing the new National Identity System (NIS) – here’s what to expect!

Good news if you’re a Zimbabwean work permit holder or if you have a loved one. The SA government has extended permits for 12 months.

Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says that rich, powerful individuals are illegally gaining permenant residency in South Africa.

Another government official has tested positive for COVID-19. This time its the 63-year-old Home Affairs Minister.

The number of foreign workers allowed to seek employment in South Africa could be capped, under new plans announced by Aaron Motsoaledi.

Three Home Affairs officials have been arrested for allegedly demanding payments from foreign nationals in Ermelo.

The Department of Home Affairs is looking at changing the ID format around gender to better reflect non-binary, intersex and transgender people in South Africa.

‘We learnt that this wrong practice of sending people home can happen as early as 7am’ – Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi

As Home Affairs Minister, it’s Aaron Motsoaledi’s job to change things if they don’t work – and he’s decided to announce new opening times.

Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has extended Identity Document (ID) and passport applications period until 31 December 2021