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10/07/2026
🚨Has your SA ID been blocked?🚨
The Department of Home Affairs has called on individuals whose identity documents have been blocked to submit representations before 10 July 2026.
If your ID was blocked before November 2022 and remains blocked, it is important to act before the deadline- 10 July 2026
Visit your nearest Department of Home Affairs office and submit your representations together with any supporting documents.
Failure to respond may result in the permanent cancellation of your ID.
Deadline: 10 July 2026
More information here: https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/civic-services/blocked-ids-26
📢What does this Judgment mean❓
“This judgment is a victory not only for people seeking asylum, but especially for children on the move. For too long, children’s access to protection has been tied almost entirely to the procedural circumstances of the adults accompanying them. Today’s judgment reinforces a simple but profound constitutional principle: children are rights-holders in their own right, and their best interests must remain at the centre of every decision that affects them. No child should be denied protection because of circumstances beyond their control. This judgment affirms that children on the move are not merely dependants in an immigration process, but individuals entitled to the full protection of the Constitution.” – Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town
“Today's judgment sends a clear message that South Africa's constitutional democracy is founded on the rule of law, human dignity and equal protection for everyone within its borders. Refugees and asylum seekers cannot be denied protection through arbitrary administrative barriers, vague legislative provisions or discriminatory assumptions. The Constitution requires that every person seeking asylum be afforded a fair opportunity to have the merits of their claim properly considered before any decision is made that could expose them to persecution or other irreparable harm.” – Lawyers for Human Rights
Read our full Joint Press Statement here:
https://lnkd.in/dWirvRUr
07/07/2026
📢 Joint Press Statement | Immediate Release - 7 July 2026
Lawyers for Human Rights and the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town welcome today's landmark Constitutional Court judgment affirming that the right to seek asylum cannot be denied through arbitrary administrative barriers or procedural technicalities.
The judgment reinforces South Africa's constitutional commitment to human dignity, the rule of law, the principle of non-refoulement, and the protection of children and all people seeking asylum!
Read the full joint statement below:
Read judgment here:https://www.lhr.org.za/lhr-resources/scalabrini-centre-of-cape-town-and-another-v-minister-of-home-affairs-and-others-2026-zacc-30/
06/07/2026
📢WHO SHOULD WE BE HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE?
We should be asking difficult questions of those entrusted with public power and leadership:
-Why do corruption and inequality persist?
- Why are millions of people still unemployed or struggling to access decent work?
-Why are communities still without adequate housing, healthcare, education, and basic services?
-Why does gender based violence continue at alarming levels?
- Why do crime and insecurity remain unresolved?
-Why have the promises of our democracy not been realised for so many?
The struggle is not between South Africans and migrants. The struggle is against inequality, injustice, and failed leadership!
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