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TimesLive reports that the Department of Home Affairs has given Lesotho nationals living in South Africa illegally a chance to apply for a special permit until 2019.
Speaking during a visit to the Lesotho Special Permit Centre in Midrand on Tuesday‚ Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said this would make their residence in the country permanent. Gigaba also appealed to employers of Basotho people to provide proof of employment so that they could take advantage of the special permit process. The special permit process only applies to those who were already in the country before 30 September 2015‚ and will only be valid until 31 December 2019. To date‚ 117 permits have been issued by the department and over 5‚460 applications have been made.
- Read this report by Neo Goba in full at TimesLive
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