No obligation to provide legal aid to undocumented foreigners: DHA

Home Affairs’ offices in Cape Town 3 minutes The Department of Home Affairs says it has no legal obligation to formulate legal representation for undocumented foreign nationals in South Africa. The department was updating the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on issues of state funded legal representation for undocumented foreign nationals. This includes its…

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Boesak blames the government for ‘austerity Budget’

Finance Minister Enouch Godongwana and his entourage ahead of the Budget Speech in Parliament. 2 minutes Apartheid activist and clergyman, Allan Boesak, has blamed the current government for what he calls an austerity budget. He formed part of a media briefing addressed by leaders from organised labour and community-based organisations ahead of the Budget Speech….

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IEC official accused of illegally transporting ballots acquitted

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) banner outside a voting station at Hofland Park Community Centre in Johannesburg on May 29, 2025. 2 minutes The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) official accused of illegally transporting voting materials without a police escort during last year’s general elections has been acquitted by the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates…

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Solidarity demands that Ntshavheni apologise or face legal action

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addresses a Post Cabinet Media Briefing in Hatfield, Pretoria on May 15, 2025. 2 minutes Trade union Solidarity has demanded a public apology from Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, following her allegations that the group is spreading misinformation. The union has launched legal action against Ntshavheni for making…

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