Home Affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni is stepping down after nearly 10 years at the department, news channel eNCA reported on Monday.
It said Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba was expected to announce the move later in the day.
Apleni was reinstated to the post last year after challenging in court, then-minister Hlengiwe Mkhize's decision to suspend him.
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