A FISH Hoek woman, born in Denmark but married to a South African, fears police might deport her because the Department of Home Affairs bungled her application for permanent residency.
Mitte Kirsten has lived in South Africa for five years after relocating from Denmark with her husband and two children in 2011.
ON EDGE: Mitte Kirsten, with her husband Lloyd and their children Lola and Pablo, in Fish Hoek. A bungle by Home Affairs officials in Barrack Street has made her fear being wrongfully deported. Credit: supplied
She arrived in South Africa on a tourist visa in 2011 and then applied for a spousal
visa, while at the same time seeking permanent residence. Her latest visa expired on May 15, 2015.
Two weeks ago her application for permanent residency was rejected by the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria due to an incomplete “good cause letter”, which should have been filed by Home Affairs officials dealing with her application at the department’s Barrack Street branch.
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ANC Johannesburg branch renews call for Zuma to resign
Cape Town – An ANC branch in Johannesburg has resolved that president Jacob Zuma and the national executive committee (NEC) should resign.
The party’s Sefako Makgatho branch had written to ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe as far back as April calling for Zuma, both as president of the country and ANC, to be removed from office or face internal committees.
Branch chairperson Sasabona Manganye said on Wednesday they did not get a satisfactory response.
“The NEC took a resolution where they accepted Zuma’s [Nkandla] apology. They did not follow the correct process,” he told News24.
The latest resolution included that the NEC resign too.
The branch, which covers Doornfontein and parts of Berea, Hillbrow and Joubert Park, analysed the recent local election in a special general meeting on Monday.
Elephant in the room
The branch managed to retain the ward but said it suffered “a magnificent decline” in light of low voter turnout.
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Mom’s deportation fear after Home Affairs blunder
A FISH Hoek woman, born in Denmark but married to a South African, fears police might deport her because the Department of Home Affairs bungled her application for permanent residency.
Mitte Kirsten has lived in South Africa for five years after relocating from Denmark with her husband and two children in 2011.
She arrived in South Africa on a tourist visa in 2011 and then applied for a spousal visa, while at the same time seeking permanent residence. Her latest visa expired on May 15, 2015.
Two weeks ago her application for permanent residency was rejected by the Department of Home Affairs in Pretoria due to an incomplete “good cause letter”, which should have been filed by Home Affairs officials dealing with her application at the department’s Barrack Street branch.
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Emerging source market shows over 50% annual growth
Markets that have experienced significant growth over the last six months, and that already have over 1 000 arrivals include Saudi Arabia and Ireland. Arrivals from Saudi Arabia are up 56% for the first six months of the year, compared with 2015. By comparison, overseas arrivals are up 19% for the same period compared with 2015.
Tourism Minister, Derek Hanekom has highlighted this market as a growth market for SA, citing May arrivals of over 1 000. “We will watch with interest to see if these numbers are sustained from this relatively small, but high-spending market,” he said.
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New EU deal will boost local jobs, parly hears
Cape Town – The recently signed partnership between the European Union (EU) and seven of the Southern Africa Development Community member states will go a long way to create new job opportunities, said the ANC’s Joanmariae Fubbs in the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Fubbs, who is chairperson of the portfolio committee on trade and industry, was introducing the new economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the EU and the SADC countries for ratification by parliament.
The new EPA replaced the former Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) with the EU, which had less favourable terms than the new agreement.
“It’s great news,” Fubbs said, “as it’s replacing the chapter on trade in the TDCA. The new agreement will enable South Africa to increase exports of value-added products to the EU, which is South Africa’s largest trading partner.”
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