By Charmaine Ndlela
South Africa will cancel more than 2,000 fraudulently issued study visas following a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe into corruption in the Department of Home Affairs, Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber said on Sunday.
Addressing reporters at an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration media briefing in Pretoria, Schreiber said the cancellations form part of a wider government drive to strengthen immigration controls, curb corruption and combat illegal migration.
“The next step is to cancel a number of those visas. We’re starting with 2,000 study visas which were affected,” he said.
The IMC, which includes departments such as Home Affairs, Police, Defence, International Relations, Justice, Basic Education and Higher Education, has been coordinating a broader enforcement and policy response to migration challenges.
Government has also invited additional departments, including Transport, Trade, Industry and Competition, and Social Development, to participate.
Schreiber said investigations had uncovered thousands of visas
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