Dear friends and fellow South Africans, On 2 February 1990 President FW de Klerk rose in Parliament and delivered a watershed state of the nation address. After 52 years of apartheid, and many more of racial discrimination and oppression, a way was being opened towards democratic negotiations in South Africa. Political parties were being unbanned, […]
Dear friends and fellow South Africans, The tragic xenophobic attacks taking flame in various parts of our country are not a new phenomenon. They are not even unpredictable, and should not have taken us by surprise. In May 2008, South Africa experienced a rash of attacks against foreigners which saw bloodshed, loss of life, destruction […]
Dear friends and fellow South Africans, Having served as Minister of Home Affairs for the first ten years of democracy, I retain a keen interest in migration issues, particularly as they affect the economic growth and development of our country. I was therefore concerned when last year’s legislative amendments to the Immigration Act included a […]
