Pretoria - The newly-launched Online Fingerprint Verification System is expected to deal a significant blow to acts of fraud and corruption that have cheated banks out of millions of Rands, says Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. Speaking at the launch of the system in Pretoria on Tuesday, the minister was confident that the country's "first ever and historic … [Read more...] about Home Affairs, SABRIC partner to combat fraud
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Home Affairs, SABRIC tackle identity fraud
Pretoria - A joint effort between the Department of Home Affairs and the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) to address bank-related identity fraud will be launched on Tuesday. Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and chairperson of the SABRIC board, Cas Coovadia, will launch the Online Fingerprint Verification System in Pretoria. "The system is … [Read more...] about Home Affairs, SABRIC tackle identity fraud
Home Affairs moving headquarters
Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs will relocate its head office from Waltloo to the city centre, a move that will result in it taking the services it offers closer to the people. The department's Director-General Mkuseli Apleni said a lease had been negotiated for new headquarters at Hallmark in Pretoria. "In line with government's view that government offices … [Read more...] about Home Affairs moving headquarters
Home Affairs celebrates unqualified audit
Pretoria - It was a "historic" day for the Department of Home Affairs on Thursday, as the department celebrated its first unqualified audit in 16 years. Champagne, the non-alcoholic kind, flowed on as Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma marked the significant achievement with her top management. The department tabled its Annual Report for the 2010/11 financial year in both … [Read more...] about Home Affairs celebrates unqualified audit
No mass deportations of Zim nationals – Home Affairs
Pretoria - The Department of Home Affairs has allayed fears of a mass deportation of Zimbabwean nationals, now that the adjudication process of the Zimbabwean Documentation Project has been finalised. Plans for a mass deportation of Zimbabweans were not on the agenda of the South African government, the department said on Monday. It added that Minister Nkosazana Dlamini … [Read more...] about No mass deportations of Zim nationals – Home Affairs