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• Residents from 34 countries can now apply for a visa to South Africa online. There are now 34 countries that can apply for a visa to South Africa online, which National Treasury says will help attract more tourists and skills into the country.This was trumpeted in Wednesday`s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as being one of the key successes of Operation Vulindlela. Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury to assist in the acceleration of critical reforms needed to accelerate the economy.... Read more...

• Residents from 34 countries can now apply for a visa to South Africa online. There are now 34 countries that can apply for a visa to South Africa online, which National Treasury says will help attract more tourists and skills into the country.This was trumpeted in Wednesday`s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as being one of the key successes of Operation Vulindlela. Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury to assist in the acceleration of critical reforms needed to accelerate the economy.... Read more...

• `Residents from 34 countries can now apply for a visa to South Africa online. There are now 34 countries that can apply for a visa to South Africa online, which National Treasury says will help attract more tourists and skills into the country.This was trumpeted in Wednesday`s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as being one of the key successes of Operation Vulindlela. Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury to assist in the acceleration of critical reforms needed to accelerate the economy.`... Read more...

• `Residents from 34 countries can now apply for a visa to South Africa online. There are now 34 countries that can apply for a visa to South Africa online, which National Treasury says will help attract more tourists and skills into the country.This was trumpeted in Wednesday`s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as being one of the key successes of Operation Vulindlela. Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative of the Presidency and National Treasury to assist in the acceleration of critical reforms needed to accelerate the economy.`... Read more...

• `A court in Malawi on Wednesday found South Africa meets the extradition requirements for cases against self-proclaimed ``prophet`` Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary Bushiri.South Africa had asked for them to be extradited to stand trial on multiple criminal charges.Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi welcomed the ruling by the Republic of Malawi`s Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court.`... Read more...

• `Refugees at the Paint City Camp in Bellville, Cape Town, on 30 April 2021. It was reported that about 600 refugees have lived at the Paint City temporary shelter for eight months after being removed from Greenmarket Square. They were told to either reintegrate into local communities or voluntarily repatriate to their countries of origin. US President Donald Trump`s widespread cuts to foreign aid for humanitarian organisations continue to cause ripple effects globally and, in many cases, irreparable harm to vulnerable and marginalised populations. In South Africa, many asylum seekers and refugees have had life-saving social assistance ripped away from them. `... Read more...

• `Zimbabweans living under the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs) say the South African government is blocking them from applying for permanent residence, leaving them uncertain and distressed.Their representative body, the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Holders Association (ZEPHA), gave the blame to South Africa`s Department of Home Affairs (DHA), saying it was deliberately preventing ZEP holders from securing permanent residency, despite their long-standing contributions to the country`s economy through work and taxes, as permitted under the Immigration Act.In a memo sent to Zimbabwe`s ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi, ZEPHA outlined a series of discriminatory actions against its members, including:`... Read more...

• `Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber says that ``severe IT constraints`` prevent his department from issuing smart ID cards to naturalised citizens and permanent residents.This is holding back the project to declare South Africa`s old and insecure green ID books invalid, as Home Affairs can`t invalidate the venerable ID book until everyone can obtain a replacement smart ID card.Besides the cost of operating two different ID printing systems, South Africa wants to eliminate the green ID book because it has become an immense source of ID fraud.`... Read more...

• `Mpumalanga police in Carolina arrested four male suspects, aged between 35 and 51, for allegedly impersonating Home Affairs officials as well as for staging a common robbery.The suspects were nabbed on Monday, February 3, 2025.Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane said a foreign national businessman contacted police complaining about four men who arrived at his shop and produced identification cards claiming that they were Home Affairs officials.``It is further reported that these men were conducting a so-called operation, checking for expired goods. It was during this time that when these men reportedly forced the businessman to pay R5,000 to evade being charged.```... Read more...

• `Leon Schreiber addressed what he perceived as an underlying political motive.Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has accused Julius Malema of hiding behind him after the EFF leader`s ``hateful and violent rhetoric`` directed at certain segments of South African society.The accusation came in Schreiber`s parliamentary response to a question from EFF MP Thapelo Mogale regarding the citizenship status of several high-profile individuals, including tech billionaire Elon Musk.`... Read more...