Anti-foreigner groups have not made use of opportunities to contribute to laws governing immigration, but have instead opted to complain on social media. This is according to Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, who led a media briefing by the Inter-Ministerial Task Team on Immigration in Pretoria on Tuesday. Kubayi said many of the demands made by March and March, as well as other anti-immigration groups, require the government to act unlawfully and therefore cannot be entertained. “So what…

Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has assured South Africans that the government is engaging its counterparts on the African continent about the factors driving citizens to leave their home countries. Kubayi led a media briefing by South Africa’s Inter-Ministerial Task Team on Immigration in Pretoria, where she said that while the government does not engage its counterparts through the media, “difficult conversations” are being held behind closed doors. “So that’s why you can see the outcome of the…

The North West Department of Education has confirmed that 60 schools across the province have sustained damage following strong and destructive winds that swept through parts of the province between 4 and 5 September. The damage includes roofs, mobile classrooms and other school infrastructure, with the department continuing to assess the extent of the destruction. The storm damage comes as the department is already dealing with the impact of recent school fires, placing additional pressure on its infrastructure programme and…