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It is a false dichotomy that you can either have secure borders or deportations – you need both, and the One-Stop Border Post Bill is one the measures to achieve this, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber told the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs.
While recent moves by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to blacklist child maintenance defaulters have been widely welcomed, experts and advocates have raised questions around how the system will work on a practical level.
South Africans living in Mozambique fear that the country’s post-election uprising, sparked by ruling party Frelimo’s disputed 70% landslide win in October, could spill into neighbouring nations as protests and opposition backlash bring Maputo to a standstill.
A legislative amendment to give effect to a Constitutional Court ruling that sections of the Refugee Act are unconstitutional by denying asylum seekers’ rights will be put before Parliament by March, the Department of Home Affairs has said.
Carel Schoeman, the attorney accused of buying a 13-year-old girl from her mother and raping her repeatedly, claims that he found the child advertised on an adult website as a 19-year-old and genuinely believed she was of consenting age based on her appearance and behaviour.
Protesters in the Mozambican border town of Ressano Garcia seized control of a number of trucks and used them to blockade a key metals-export route from neighbouring South Africa on Monday, according to the Trans African Concessions, which operates the route.
South Africa’s economic struggles are not stopping its generosity as aid to the tune of R50 million was approved for war-torn nations Syria and Palestine each, South Sudan received close to R100 million in donations towards peace efforts, while socialist Cuba has a R140 million credit line.
A large, almost 3-tonne SUV was probably never designed for track duty, and jumping into the Nissan Patrol Blackhawk was daunting at first, but I was really impressed with the vehicle and what it could do around the tight and twisty Zwartkops Top of the Hill circuit.
Toyota might be one of the most popular automakers in the world, but they’re more than just a car brand. News24 Life Editor Chrizelda Kekana discovered first-hand how South Africa’s most-loved carmaker works towards being synonymous with mobility and sustainability.
He understands the structural limitations that bedevil SA’s growth and stability, yet the country’s highly regarded central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago is doubling down on even lower inflation. Garth Theunissen examines the issue.