Home Affairs to revoke Dr Nandipha’s passport

Motsoaledi briefed the media on the issuing of an identity document to convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester on Monday.

Motsoaledi told the media that the department has obtained legal advice that there are strong legal grounds to revoke the passport of Dr Nandipha Magudumana.

“The Director-General will be taking due legal process steps in terms of the South African Passports and Travel Documents Act 4 of 1994 (read with the relevant regulations) to revoke the passport issued to Dr Nandipha Magudumana on 16 February 2017 due to expire on 15 February 2027.”

Motoaledi said the government has the right to revoke a passport if the person is extradited at the taxpayers’ expense.

Magudumana is expected to head to the Free State High Court this week to challenge what she believes to be her unlawful arrest.

She has argued that her arrest and extradition from Tanzania were unlawful adding that she wants the state to furnish her with the extradition papers from Tanzania.

Motsoaledi added that they are shocked that they were not put as respondents in the Magudumana court application in the Free State High Court.

“The director-general immediately addressed a letter dated 21 May 2023 to her attorneys raising objection to the non-joinder of the DHA and I and demanded that the ill-advised application be removed from the urgent roll.

“The letter corrected the wrong stance adopted that Dr Nandipha Magudumana was unlawfully ‘abducted’ or ‘extradited’ from the United Republic of Tanzania.

“Dr Nandipha Magudumana and Thabo Bester were declared prohibited immigrants in terms of the immigration laws of Tanzania and were therefore as a matter of law, liable to be deported back to their country of origin.”

This as in the court papers filed, Magudumana listed Police Minister Bheki Cele, Captain Tieho Flyman, Magistrate Mohlolo Khabisi as respondents, among others.

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