Home Affairs finally grants same-sex couple a (limited) spousal visa

After months of chasing after the department of home affairs, lesbian couple, Wendy Kessman and Nomfundo Ngidi were finally granted a spousal visa but only to live legally in South Africa and travel in and out of the country.
Home Affairs ignores court order to respond to lesbian couple’s visa appeal

The Department of Home Affairs flouts the rule of law as it ignores a court order granted to a married same-sex couple, Wendy Kessman and Nomfundo Ngidi, who wish to legally live together in South Africa.
Home Affairs ordered to respond to lesbian couple’s appeal

A court has had to order the Department of Home Affairs to do its job and respond to an appeal by a married bi-national same-sex couple who are desperate to legally live together in South Africa.
Lesbian couple’s court order against Home Affairs delayed

A court order application by married binational same-sex couple Wendy Kessman and Nomfundo Ngidi against the Department of Home Affairs was delayed on Monday. Kessman and Ngidi expressed their disappointment when they learned that the judge was only willing to grant an interim order against Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba and his department. The […]