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Department of Home Affairs losing data due to load shedding

Janusz Walus
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Department of Home Affairs will not deport Janusz Walus to Poland

Home Affairs branches
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Skip the queue – Banks where you can get your ID and Passport

Department of Home Affairs los
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Department of Home Affairs losing data due to load shedding

Janusz Walus
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Department of Home Affairs will not deport Janusz Walus to Poland

Home Affairs branches
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Skip the queue – Banks where you can get your ID and Passport

Home Affairs branches
News

NEW bank branches where you can get your passport in South Africa

By Garrin Lambley08-11-2022 11:46

The Department of Home Affairs has rolled out its services to more bank branches in South Africa, including the Northern Cape.

SA passport
Lifestyle

This is how much a new South African passport will cost from 1 November 2022

By Garrin Lambley07-10-2022 14:22

The Department of Home Affairs has gazetted new fees for South African travel documents – and it’s not good news if you need a new passport!

SA passport
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Massive hike in price for new South African passports

By Garrin Lambley07-10-2022 09:14

The Department of Home Affairs has gazetted new fees for travel documents in SA – and it’s not good news if you’re needing a new passport!

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News

Are Border Guards refusing Zimbabweans from going back home?

By Rorisang Kgosana17-09-2022 05:05

There are claims that Zimbabwean nationals who want to return back to their country are refused to cross the border post by Border Guards

Home Affairs
News

Home Affairs: Smart ID and passport services now RESTORED

By Thabo Baloyi14-09-2022 15:58

The Department of Home Affairs says a power outage affected its backoffice and services for smart ID cards and passports were unavailable

smartID
News

Book an appointment for your smartID or passport online

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele14-09-2022 08:35

Customers are now able to make online bookings for appointments to process smartID card and passport applications

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Move To

Unabridged vs. Abridged vs. Vault Birth and Marriage Certificates from Home Affairs

By Shingai Mhlanga16-08-2022 10:04

Abridged birth and/or marriage certificates merely indicate the most basic details pertaining to the person to whom the document is issued.

polyandry
Lifestyle

Sorry, ladies…ONE husband only: Govt still says NO to polyandry

By Naledi de Wee03-08-2022 16:20

According to the government, allowing South African women to have multiple husbands would ‘negatively affect the family structure’.

illegal
Mpumalanga

Zama-zama miners dealing in illegal gold arrested

By Rorisang Kgosana25-07-2022 14:45

The Hawks arrested six suspects, including a 77-year-old man, for possession of gold-bearing material and illegal mining in Mpumalanga.

Motsoaledi Border Guards
News

Motsoaledi cautions newly deployed Border Guards about temptations

By Siso Naile15-07-2022 19:31

Minister of Home Affairs Dr. Aaron Mostoaledi has deployed Border Guards to build a better border management authority

Home Affairs Lebogang
News

Corrupt Home Affairs official arrested for Lebogang from Bangladesh fraud

By Siso Naile20-06-2022 20:27

A Home Affairs official was arrested today for fraudulently issuing a passport to a Bangladeshi who went by the name of ‘Lebogang Ndlovu’

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KwaZulu-Natal

Schoolboy who received death certificate instead of ID has happy ending

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty16-06-2022 14:24

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

Passport
Move to the UK

DHA launches pilot project for passport renewal for South African citizens in the United Kingdom 

By Shingai Mhlanga16-06-2022 12:49

DHA has launched a pilot project which will ease the passport renewal process for South Africans living in the United Kingdom.

Zimbabweans
News

AfriForum launches initiative to help secure SA boarders

By Nokwanda Ncwane14-06-2022 12:50

AfriForum has launched a Border Guard Initiative to help reduce the uncontrolled influx of illegal immigrants into South Africa.

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Mpumalanga

Home Affairs official WANTED by Hawks for fraud and corruption

By Nthabiseng Madumo13-06-2022 18:01

Hawks said the Home Affairs official colluded with a Pakistani Mastermind to facilitate foreign nationals to get SA passports fraudulently.

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News

Motsoaledi slams locals selling their identities to undocumented foreigners

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty12-06-2022 16:41

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has discouraged South Africans from selling their identities to undocumented foreigners.

Home Affairs branches
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Home Affairs ‘wages war against long queues’ with online booking system – here’s where it is available

By Storm Simpson01-06-2022 11:00

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

Self-service kiosks, Smart IDs, passports, birth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, reprints and applications, home affairs, Minister Njabulo Nzuza, budget speech
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A DIY Home Affairs service? Citizens may soon ‘serve themselves’

By Reeshni Chaslyn Chetty26-05-2022 12:51

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

Home Affairs
News

Home Affairs: You could get your ID and passport at these shopping malls

By Nokwanda Ncwane25-05-2022 15:15

The Department of Home Affairs is planning to reduce queuing in the sun or rain. You could soon get your ID and passport at shopping malls.

Home Affairs Bushiri
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Home Affairs official sacked for approving Bushiri’s permanent residency

By Nokwanda Ncwane24-05-2022 08:54

The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed an official involved in the approval of fugitive, Shepherd Bushiri’s permanent residence

Home Affairs branches
Mpumalanga

Home Affairs official, four others arrested for passport fraud

By Nthabiseng Madumo21-05-2022 10:00

Four people were transported to the Home Affairs in White River where they would each give up their identities for R500 for passport fraud.

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FlySafair R8 ticket waiting room called a ‘virtual Home Affairs’

By Nathan Craig04-05-2022 13:28

Mzansi are doing the most to get through the FlySafair R8 ticket waiting room that has been compared to Home Affairs.

Home Affairs Hillbrow
Gauteng

Zimbabwean national arrested for ‘fully functional’ Home Affairs in his flat

By Nokwanda Ncwane14-04-2022 15:42

A Zimbabwean national has been arrested for having a fully functional Home Affairs in his flat in Hillbrow, Johannesburg.

Home Affairs operating hours
News

Home Affairs operating hours EXTENDED to 18:30 this week

By Nokwanda Ncwane05-04-2022 13:09

The Department of Home Affairs has extended its operating hours to 18:30 this week. Their systems were offline nationwide last week Friday.

Home Affairs
News

Home Affairs systems OFFLINE NATIONWIDE – These services are available

By Nokwanda Ncwane01-04-2022 13:11

The Department of Home Affairs systems are offline nationwide ‘for real’ this time around and limited services are offered.

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