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South African Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba in gear to tackle corruption as he rejoins Home Affairs after a stint as Finance Minister

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Last week President Cyril Ramaphosa named his first Cabinet and moved Gigaba back to lead the department of home affairs. Gigaba said reviewing the current systems for issuing South African documents to foreign nationals was one of his top priorities as he rejoined the department

“A number of cases have come up relating to how people access South African documentation. I think we need review the robustness of our systems in that regard. Some of these cases are prominent cases where people have obtained South African documentation, they are found at a later stage to be involved in all sorts of corrupt and other nefarious activities,” Gigaba said

Gigaba also mentioned that he wanted to reposition the department of home affairs and help it to facilitate economic development in South Africa through its immigration policy

He said one of the urgent things we need to finalise is the repositioning of the department of home affairs. That means supporting our ports of entry, supporting tourism, ensuring that we can play a role in empowering citizens with the documents that will enable them to play an economic role. He said he wants to reposition the department of home affairs and help it to facilitate economic development in the country through its immigration policy

The minister was flanked by his deputy Fatima Chohan, and home affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni.

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