A report on asylum seekers in South Africa revealed widespread dodgy dealings at the Home Affairs Department.
JOHANNESBURG – The Home Affairs Department says it’s aware of officials who are trying to undermine its system and has warned they’ll be “dealt with” accordingly.
The department says the initiatives taken to curb corruption within the sector are starting to bear fruit, with over 80 of its officials being arrested so far.
Corruption Watch released a report on asylum seekers in South Africa this week, which revealed widespread dodgy dealings at Home Affairs.
The watchdog found the department failed to respond to a number of allegations of extortion, bribery and threats leveled against its officials by foreign nationals.
Spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete says, “We are aware that there are officials who go to the department and betray the trust that is bestowed upon us as a public office that is supposed to protect the most vulnerable in society. Those people who are engaging in that activity, whether they are officials or members of the public, will be dealt with.”
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HOME AFFAIRS VOWS TO CRACKDOWN ON CORRUPTION
A report on asylum seekers in South Africa revealed widespread dodgy dealings at the Home Affairs Department.
JOHANNESBURG – The Home Affairs Department says it’s aware of officials who are trying to undermine its system and has warned they’ll be “dealt with” accordingly.
The department says the initiatives taken to curb corruption within the sector are starting to bear fruit, with over 80 of its officials being arrested so far.
Corruption Watch released a report on asylum seekers in South Africa this week, which revealed widespread dodgy dealings at Home Affairs.
The watchdog found the department failed to respond to a number of allegations of extortion, bribery and threats leveled against its officials by foreign nationals.
Spokesperson Mayihlome Tshwete says, “We are aware that there are officials who go to the department and betray the trust that is bestowed upon us as a public office that is supposed to protect the most vulnerable in society. Those people who are engaging in that activity, whether they are officials or members of the public, will be dealt with.”
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Angolan ex-refugees given chance to apply for residency in South Africa
Angolan ex-refugees in South Africa who were given a two-year deadline in 2013 to return to their country have been given a chance to apply for residency.
According to the Legal Resources Centre (LRC)‚ the negotiated settlement allows for former Angolan refugees falling into this category to submit further documents to the Department of Home Affairs in order to attempt to regularise their stay in South Africa and apply for permanent residency.
The LRC represented Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and a number of former Angolan refugees in litigation against the Department of Home Affairs regarding the legal status of former Angolan refugees in South Africa.
In 2013‚ Home Affairs decided that former Angolan refugees no longer needed the protection of the South African government‚ as Angola was considered politically stable. Those Angolans who had been recognised refugees in South Africa were advised to apply for a special type of visa (Angolan Cessation Process Permit) which would allow them to legally work and study in South Africa for another two years‚ while making plans to return to their country.
“Many Angolans have lived in South Africa for close to 20 years. They have created lives for themselves and raised their families in South Africa.
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Mos Def to depart from SA
PRETORIA – The Department of Home Affairs said US musician and actor Dante Terrell Smith, aka Mos Def/Yasiin Bey would depart from South Africa on Tuesday.
Home Affairs Director General Mkuseli Apleni said charges against Mos Def would be withdrawn.
The singer will be declared an undesirable person and he won’t qualify for a port of entry visa or admission to South Africa.
He was arrested in January and charged with contravening South Africa’s immigration laws after he tried to leave Cape Town using an unrecognised “world passport”.
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