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South Africa increases deportation of illegal immigrants

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The Department of Home Affairs deported 46 898 illegal immigrants in the 2024/25 financial year ending 31 March 2025, representing an 18% increase compared to...

South Africa’s efforts to manage immigration and combat illegal entry

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The South African Department of Home Affairs has outlined measures to address the increasing number of illegal immigrants entering the country, particularly from Ethiopia,...

SA taxpayers fork out R2 670 plus per person to deport...

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Questions posed by parliamentarians in both the National Assembly (NA) and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) brought to light the cost of deporting illegal...

“Something is rotten in the state of South Africa” – Leon...

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Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, held nothing back as he spoke in the National Assembly on 20 August, where he said the...

ISS: Fortress South Africa – open to the highest bidder

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Securing borders against irregular migration has come to dominate global immigration policymaking and spending – driven largely by inaccurate politicised narratives that economic migration...

First BMA deployments planned for 2022 second quarter

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The newest addition to South African government efforts to control the country’s lengthy land border – the Border Management Authority (BMA) – will see...

Border Management Authority to become operational next year

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According to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Cabinet is expected to approve the long-awaited establishment of the Border Management Authority (BMA)...

More money for border protection will see savings – and more...

The why of justifying which government department gets how much of the national budget to do its work was highlighted during a...

The Department of Defence must be proactive if the Border Management...

With the deadline for public comment and input on the Border Management Agency (BMA) draft bill fast approaching one has to hope...

Home affairs ups security

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The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has installed integrated electronic security systems in 47 of its offices to detect illegal activities. This comes...