RT @BusinessTechSA: South Africa has climbed the latest Henley and Partners passport rankings, re-entering the global top 50. https://t.co/….

Following the launch of new service centres in Australia and NZ that cut turnaround times for passports from 12-18 months to 5 weeks, I am delighted to announce that we have now delivered the same for South Africans in the UAE ! 🇿🇦. More locations coming:

Great to open a new Home Affairs service centre in Melbourne today that will reduce turnaround times for passports and birth certificates from up to 18 months, to just 5 weeks. More locations to follow as we deliver dignity for all South Africans - no matter where they live! 🇿🇦

As we commemorate Mandela Day, #TeamHomeAffairs affirms our unwavering commitment to delivering dignity for all. We are working hard every day to unlock the benefits of digital transformation to enhance the services we offer to all South Africans 🇿🇦

The progress already made by @TheBMA_SA - ops improvements and embrace of drones and tech - despite crippling resource constraints, proves our team’s commitment. We must now all unite in advocating for the BMA to be properly resourced to deliver secure borders for development.

Fruitful engagements in Canberra today between #TeamHomeAffairs and counterparts in the Australian Border Force and Home Affairs. We’re benchmarking ourselves at a global level as we intensify our ambitious digital transformation drive to enhance security and economic growth! 🇿🇦

Productive meeting with my Australian counterpart, Minister Tony Burke, about the role of Home Affairs reform in security, economic growth and social cohesion, as well as their experience with Electronic Travel Authorisation and automated border entry/exit we are now building.

Home Affairs is dramatically improving the quality of services for citizens abroad. Today we launched a new facility in Sydney that cuts turnaround times for passports and birth certificates from 18 months to 5 weeks. More services in more cities around the world, on the way! 🇿🇦

Operation New Broom raided two facilities in NMB, securing dozens of arrests for deportation. First was a warehouse where illegal immigrants lived in deplorable conditions, followed by a large store employing foreigners without work authorisation. Enhancing the rule of law! 🇿🇦

RT @News24_Business: Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has announced that SA will implement a new visa regime to assist the film and tou….

We are delivering dignity to the people of Nelson Mandela Bay. Over the past weeks, #TeamHomeAffairs’ outreach plan delivered enabling documents to 100s of underserved residents. Every day, we take another step towards delivering Home Affairs @ home and dignity for all! 🇿🇦

Home Affairs has heard the pleas of South Africans living abroad, who have struggled for years to renew their passports and IDs, often waiting 12+ months just to get a new passport. From end July, we’re launching new facilities abroad - with a turnaround time of just 5 weeks.

In our next phase of turning Home Affairs into an economic enabler, I am delighted to announce two new pioneering digital visa schemes: STAGES (Screen Talent and Global Entertainment Scheme) will create a seamless digital visa system for the film industry, and MEETS (Meetings,

Young people, come and get your ID this school holiday! #TeamHomeAffairs has extended operating times by two hours daily from 7 to 21 July. Offices will close at 18:00, not 16:00. If you think queues are so last season, visit to make an online booking 🇿🇦.

Vincent and Emmanuel Tshituka came to SA as child refugees from DRC. Yesterday, I had the honour of watching Vincent make his debut for the Springboks after naturalising them. The latest reminder from our Boks that - no matter our background - we truly are Stronger Together 🇿🇦

RT @RapportSA: Dit was ’n brief van Mark Alexander, president van SA Rugby, aan dr. Leon Schreiber, toe pas aangestel as minister van binne….

“Engineers in, illegals out! Schreiber’s visa shake-up floods SA with skills, tightens borders”

It has been one year of massive progress for #TeamHomeAffairs! Some highlights - with much, much more to come over the next year:. 🗞️ Cleared 306 000 visa backlog. 🪪 Delivered over 3.5 million Smart IDs - the most ever. 🛂 Deployed drone and body camera technology at the border,