(1) The Department does not have a system in terms of which applications received are specifically categorized. Matters received are captured on a Word Document as and when they are received, and in most instances the cases cite both the Minister of Home Affairs and the Director-General of Home Affairs.
Based on the latest available information, 2493 matters were registered in 2017 and 3706 in 2018.
(2) The Department does not have a system in terms of which litigation costs for a specific category under Immigration Services can be determined. As of the 2018/2019 financial year, the Department put in place a system in terms of which the relevant Branches from where the litigation emanates have to pay the litigation invoices, i.e. Immigration Services, Civic Services and Human Resources Management and Development.
The total spend on litigation costs from the 2009/2010 financial year to the 2017/2018 financial year was R366,493,161.00
In 2018/2019, the total spend on litigation fees was as follows:
Immigration Services – R31,705,547.57
Civic Services – R3,697,484.45
Human Resources Management & Development – R3,477,323.15
Legal Services – R7,373,119.37
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