2023-w1803 - 07 June 2023

Mothusi Kenneth Montwedi to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

What are the reasons that a certain person (name furnished) is refusing to register the birth of a certain person (name and details furnished) despite him sending paternity tests to the District Manager Operations at Tshwane District?

Reply from the Minister of Home Affairs on 7 Jun 2023

Attempts were made to invite the applicant for the 9 and 10 May 2023 Late Registration of Birth (LRB) Committee sittings in Temba Local Office. However, his number went to voicemail. Contact was later made with the applicant through other means and the date of 15 June 2023 is scheduled to finalise the application. The applicant has committed his availability to attend on the ...

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2023-w1959 - 07 June 2023

Manuel Simão Franca De Freitas to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

With reference to nomad visa applications (a) in the past three financial years and (b) from 1 April 2023 to date, (i) what (aa) total number of applications were rejected in each month and (bb) are the reasons for the rejections in each case, (ii) from which countries were applications rejected in each month and (iii) what is the average time taken between an application received and an application rejected in each month?

Reply from the Minister of Home Affairs on 7 Jun 2023

(a)(b)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)(iii) The Immigration Act, No. 13 of 2002 does not make provision for a nomad visa. As a result, there were no nomad visa applications rejected by the Department for the periods mentioned above.

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2023-w1882 - 07 June 2023

Khethamabala Petros Sithole to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

What steps has his department taken to encourage and/or steer towards attaining the goal of harmonising the visa regime across the African continent to make it easier for tourists to move from one country to another which would ultimately encourage and boost tourism not only in the Republic, but also in the Southern African Development Community region?

Reply from the Minister of Home Affairs on 7 Jun 2023

We currently have visa waiver agreements with 35 countries in the African continent including 16 SADC countries. The eVisa system has been rolled to 17 countries within Africa. They are Algeria, Comoros, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Egypt, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda. This implementation is encouraging and supporting the movement in and out of SA and also ...

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2023-w1821 - 07 June 2023

Manuel Simão Franca De Freitas to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

With reference to electronic visa applications (a) in the past three financial years and (b) from 1 April 2023 to date, (i) what total number of applications were (aa) received and/or (bb) issued in each month, (ii) from which countries were applications received in each month and (iii) what is the average time taken between an application received and a visa being issued in each month?

Reply from the Minister of Home Affairs on 7 Jun 2023

(a)(i)(aa) Total received in the last 3 financial years from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023 is 28 289.

(b)(i)(aa) Total received from 1 April 2023 to 26 May 2023 is 5 474.

(a&b)(bb) Total combined issued outcomes: 33 763

(a&b)(ii) Countries of application: Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Kenya, Philippines, Egypt, China, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mexico, Uganda, Congo, Saudi Arabia, Iran.

(a&b)(iii) Average turnaround time: 10 working ...

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2023-w1948 - 07 June 2023

Piaba Madokwe to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

In light of the fact that Home Affairs offices servicing mostly rural and impoverished persons, such as Home Affairs in Engcobo Local Municipality, who have been lamenting network issues and that they are using old equipment that often crashes (details furnished), what (a) are the reasons that he has failed to ensure South African citizens in rural areas are able to get documents on time and (b)(i) steps and (ii) are the deadlines thereof that will be undertaken to ensure that the matter is resolved?

Reply from the Minister of Home Affairs on 7 Jun 2023

a) The department’s footprint is not adequate for the population of our country and I have taken a decision to move away from focusing on static bricks and mortar only offices but to increase the footprint of mobile offices that will go to the people instead of people going to the offices and I have personally led many outreach programmes to rural communities in ...

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2023-w1951 - 07 June 2023

Liezl Linda van der Merwe to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

With reference to immigration inspections undertaken by his department over the past year, what (a) results have been produced in terms of (i) arrests of undocumented persons, (ii) deportations of illegal migrants and (iii) fines issued to companies and (b) is the breakdown of the sectors of the economy that employ illegal migrants?

Reply from the Minister of Home Affairs on 7 Jun 2023

(a)(i) A total number of 1200 illegal foreigners were arrested during business inspections conducted in 2022/23

(a)(ii) A total number of 22436 illegal foreigners were deported during the financial year 2022/23

(a)(iii) Total amount of R215 500 in lieu of fines were issued to employers for employing illegal foreigners

(b) The sectors are as follows:

 

  • Farms
  • Retail stores / Wholesalers
  • Freight & Logistics ...
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2023-w1992 - 07 June 2023

Yazini Tetyana to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1) (a) What total number of mobile units are deployed in the Eastern Cape, (b) in which areas and (c) for how long have the mobile units been deployed in the specified areas; (2) (a) where are mobile units taken to be repaired if they develop mechanical problems and (b) how long does it take for such mobile units to become operational again?

Reply from the Minister of Home Affairs on 7 Jun 2023

1(a) 15 Mobile Solution Trucks are deployed in the Eastern Cape Province.

1(b) Region 1: O.R. Tambo and Alfred Nzo District: = 6

Region 2: Buffalo City Metro and Amathole District: =4

Region 3: Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and Sarah Baartman District: =2

Region 4: Chris Hani and Joe Qgabi District: =3

(1)(c) The Timely drawn Monthly Itineraries by local offices direct the Mobile ...

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2023-w1595 - 06 June 2023

Elsabe Natasha Ntlangwini to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1) Whether, in light of the visit of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan’s family to the Republic, any prohibited and/or restricted items were identified during the customs inspection; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) whether appropriate measures were taken in accordance with the customs and excise regulations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Home Affairs on 6 Jun 2023

(1&2) Yes, customs duties were performed in the presence of members of the South African Police Service and officials of the Border Management Authority (BMA).

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2023-w1593 - 06 June 2023

Omphile Mankoba Confidence Maotwe to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

Whether, in light of the visit of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan's family to the Republic using Bulembu Airport in Qonce as a port of entry, all the necessary visas and travel documents for the United Arab Emirates president’s family were verified and approved in accordance with the Republic’s immigration laws and regulations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Home Affairs on 6 Jun 2023

Yes, all entry requirements were complied with – no exemptions were approved.

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2023-w1698 - 06 June 2023

Janho Engelbrecht to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

Whether he will furnish Mr J Engelbrecht with a comprehensive breakdown of the procurement allocation of (a) his department and (b) every entity reporting to him in terms of the percentages allocated to (i) small-, medium- and micro-enterprises, (ii) cooperatives, (iii) township enterprises and (iv) rural enterprises with a view to evaluating the effectiveness of the set-aside policy of the Government in fostering an inclusive and diverse economic landscape (details furnished) in the (aa) 2021-22 financial year and (bb) since 1 April 2023?

Reply from the Minister of Home Affairs on 6 Jun 2023

Department of Home Affairs and Border Management Authority

a) No, the Department has not set aside any specific percentages of its procurement allocation to (i) Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), (ii) cooperatives, (iii) township enterprises or (iv) rural enterprises in the (aa) 2021/22 financial year and (bb) since 1 April 2023. When issuing bids, the Department targets Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) Level ...

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