Private Institutes To Be Registered With Department of Higher Education – WAIVED

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A ‘learning institution’ is defined as follows in the regulation –

  1. “An institution of higher education established in terms of the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997); or
  1. A college established in terms of the Further Education and Training Colleges Act, 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006), but does not include-
    1. a school offering further education and training programmes under the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996); or
    2. a college under the authority of a government department other than the Department of Higher Education and Training; or
  1. A school contemplated in section 1 of the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996).”

The waiver states that when applying for a study visa, the applicants must comply with all the requirements, however will be accepted where Learning Institutes are still in the process of registering with the relevant Education Department.

Click here to view the directive.

Click to view the list of –

The list will be updated by the Department regularly.

ABOUT HLENGIWE MKHIZE

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Ms Mkhize is currently serving as the Minister of Home Affairs.

She was born on 6 September 1952. She served as a Member of Parliament since 2009. A founding member, and trustee, of the Children and Violence Trust since 1995, had been a trustee of the Malibongwe Business Trust from 2005. Professor Mkhize holds a BA degree in Psychology, Social Work and Sociology (University of Zululand); BA Hons (Psychology) and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from the University of Natal. She was a senior lecturer and researcher at Wits from 1990 until 1995. She was a board member of the South African Prisoner’s Organisation for Human Rights from 1994 to 1995; Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Commissioner and Chairperson of the Reparations and Rehabilitation committee from 1995 to 2003. Prior to her appointment, Prof Mkhize was ambassador to the Netherlands, had a short stint as Deputy Minister for Correctional Services and most recently served as the Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services.

Source: (info.gov.za and www.itweb.co.za)

The long awaited Permanent Residence for Graduates finalised

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The waiver allows foreign graduates to apply for Permanent Residency waiving the requirement of the following documentation usually essential in terms of Section 27(b) of the Act –

Certificate from a Professional Body recognised by SAQA confirming the skills and qualifications of the applicant
Proof of post-qualification experience of at least five years
Testimonials from previous employers and a comprehensive curriculum vitae

Please click here for a copy of the waiver

WHITE PAPER: Home affairs in bid to revamp migration setup

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The department believes the cost of the revamp will be money well spent.

The department is due to present a white paper on international migration to the Cabinet this week. Among the proposals are delinking residency and citizenship and the introduction of long-term visas based on a points and skills system.

The department also wants the removal of the automatic right of asylum applicants to work or study in SA. The department will push ahead with plans to establish border-processing centres for asylum seekers.

The department maintains 95% of asylum applicants are economic migrants.

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba revealed the plans at a conference on international migration in Sandton on Friday.

Gigaba said the political and economic rationale for “strategically managing” migration had become imperative.

The department expects the white paper to lead to legislative changes by 2018, replacing the current 1999 policy document, which is seen as “outdated”.

Proposals include new long-term visas and quota systems for unskilled labour to tackle a problem of economic migrants presenting themselves as asylum seekers.

In the white paper, which has not quantified fiscal costs, the department proposes increasing staff to bolster manpower at processing centres.

There is, however, a freeze on hiring in the government.

The department is also pushing for the establishment of a border management agency.

Gigaba told Business Day on the sidelines of the conference that the department had prioritised getting Cabinet to endorse the white paper.

“I look forward to debating the merits of the bill in Parliament on May 4,” said Gigaba.

Research chair for African diplomacy and foreign policy at the University of Johannesburg Chris Landsberg said the white paper had seemingly struck a balance between state obligations to provide internal and external security, prioritise citizens’ welfare and honour regional and international agreements.

Achille Mbembe, a professor at the University of Witwatersrand’s Institute for Social and Economic Research, said the white paper’s path to citizenship did not appear to be sufficiently flexible.

As published by Business Live

ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW MINISTER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS – HLENGIWE MKHIZE

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Minister Malusi Gigaba will now be taking over the role of Mr Pravin Gordhan as the new Finance Minister.