REGULATIONS that require
families travelling into
and out of South Africa to
produce an unabridged birth
certificate for children under
18 years old will not be
scrapped, says Home Affairs
Minister, Malusi Gigaba.
The Minister said the
department was ready to
discuss how the new
regulations would be
implemented, not that the
law would be withdrawn.
“South Africa has
international obligations
in terms of the campaign
against child pornography,
child smuggling and child
trafficking,” he said. “If
we compromise on these
things, we would be
turning our backs against
the world.”
The minister was speaking
at the official launch
of the Visa and Permit
Facilitation Centres in
Johannesburg. This comes
after the Department of
Home Affairs appointed
Visa Facilitation Services
(VFS) Global to facilitate
the application, extension,
renewal or change of visas
and permits for non-South
Africans. Eleven centres
have been established in all
nine provinces across the
country.
