The South African Department of Home Affairs will increase the number of immigration officials employed at OR Tambo International Airport for the 2017/2018 financial year.
Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, told media at a briefing on Wednesday that the department had allocated R25 million for the 2017/2018 financial year and should be able to appoint an additional 58 immigration officials as well as fully capacitate its management team. This comes after the Department of Home Affairs deployed 92 additional staff at OR Tambo International Airport from December 9 to January 14 this year.
A second increase in staff capacity is planned for the 2018/2019 financial year, with an additional budget allocation of R17 million made available by National Treasury.
Source: etnw
