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[BREAKING] ActionSA MP Dereleen James is now the party's provincial chair in the Western Cape.

The Special Investigating Unit says it has found a disturbing reality where immigration documents are sold to the highest bidder through a syndicate working with Home Affairs officials. The SIU released an interim report into maladministration at Home Affairs on Monday following a tip off. Acting Head of the SIU Leornard Lekgetho says payments were made to officials and later documents were issued. He says those involved also include the spouses of officials who work at Home Affairs and that the investigation shows that the country’s borders were not protected. “Officials entrusted with safeguarding the integrity of the Department of Home Affairs instead turned their positions into profit-making schemes, while external actors, including Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, Mr Kudakwashe Mpofu, and Nigerian rapper Prince Daniel Obioma (also known as 3GAR), exploited influence, fabricated documentation, and manipulated systemic weaknesses to secure fraudulent residence permits. “The investigation reveals that the country’s borders were not protected by law but auctioned off through corruption. South Africa was being sold one permit at a time. The investigation into the affairs of Home Affairs was authorised by President Cyril Ramaphosa under Proclamation 154 of 2024. An interim report outlining the outcomes of our investigation has been submitted to the President, and we are now making the findings publicly available.”