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Hell Affairs – a South African was stuck in limbo for four years trying to prove her identity and citizenship

Africa

Hell Affairs – a South African was stuck in limbo for four years trying to prove her identity and citizenship

By Dianne Hawker

Maverick Citizen’s tip for 2023 – get involved in 18 months of activism for democracy and service delivery

Maverick Citizen

Maverick Citizen’s tip for 2023 – get involved in 18 months of activism for democracy and service delivery

By Mark Heywood

Hell Affairs: Disabled SA students risk becoming stateless as Home Affairs repeatedly refuses ID applications

South Africa

Hell Affairs: Disabled SA students risk becoming stateless as Home Affairs repeatedly refuses ID applications

By Liezl Human

‘We are being misled’: Mthatha residents burn party T-shirts and posters on eve of poll

Politics

‘We are being misled’: Mthatha residents burn party T-shirts and posters on eve of poll

By Hoseya Jubase

Stonewalled by Home Affairs: How officials got away with ignoring a court order for two years

South Africa

Stonewalled by Home Affairs: How officials got away with ignoring a court order for two years

By Estelle Ellis

Op-Ed: What Cyril Ramaphosa needs to do to fix state spying, part 8 – Biometrics and Biosurveillance

South Africa

Op-Ed: What Cyril Ramaphosa needs to do to fix state spying, part 8 – Biometrics and Biosurveillance

By Jane Duncan

Whose democracy is it anyway? Home Affairs’ chilling move on your money, and your freedom

South Africa

Whose democracy is it anyway? Home Affairs’ chilling move on your money, and your freedom

By Marianne Merten

Op-Ed: Is our privacy all but gone?

Sci-Tech

Op-Ed: Is our privacy all but gone?

By Dale T. McKinley

Missed Call: Rica registration ‘useless’ for crime prevention purposes

South Africa

Missed Call: Rica registration ‘useless’ for crime prevention purposes

By Heidi Swart

Home Affairs and the ‘newborns’

South Africa

Home Affairs and the ‘newborns’

By Bheki C. Simelane

Department of No Home Affairs: Stateless in South Africa

South Africa

Department of No Home Affairs: Stateless in South Africa

By Khadija Patel