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Internal Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said this came after multiple investigations by the department’s anti-corruption unit found department officials irregularly granting dubious visas, permits and special citizenships to prominent individuals.
FILE: Home Secretary Aaron Motsoaledi. Image: GCIS.
JOHANNESBURG – The Department of the Interior said it would be investigating permits and visas that have been irregularly granted in the last 17 years.
At a press conference in Pretoria, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that a ministerial committee had been established to review certain permits and visas issued since 2004.
The minister said this came after multiple investigations by the department’s anti-corruption unit found department officials irregularly granting dubious visas, permits and special citizenships to prominent individuals.
Motsoaledi said the task force, which had three months to present the report to his department, would leave no stone unturned.
“We are conducting this review to ensure that each permit has been issued to a qualified person because our immigration laws must be implemented in a way that facilitates economic development and fosters social stability. The committee will also identify gaps in our system. and will recommend improvements. “
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