The Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, will on Thursday, 30 June 2016, launch a public consultation process for the Green Paper on International Migration following its publication in the Government Gazette on Friday, 24 June 2016. The Green Paper on Migration is aligned to the National Development Plan (NDP) and takes the position that to end poverty and create decent work migration ought to be used to break these patterns, by growing the country’s skills and knowledge base and by removing barriers to regional development.

This requires South Africa to invest strategically in the further development of an efficient and secure immigration system. Review of the international migration policy will take South Africa closer to achieving a balance between meeting our development needs while safeguarding our sovereignty and national security. Professors Chris Landsberg and Somadoda Fikeni will be in attendance.

Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Thursday, 30 June2016
Venue: Freedom Park, Salvokop, Pretoria
Time: 11h00

Enquiries: Thabo Mokgola on 060 962 4982 or Mayihlome Tshwete on0728692477