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South Africa

Immigration Act, 2002

Determination of Correctional Facilities as Temporary Places of Detention of Illegal Foreigners Pending Deportation, for the Duration of the Period of the National State of Disaster

Government Notice 512 of 2020

Published in Government Gazette no. 43292 on 7 May 2020
Commenced on 7 May 2020
[This is the version of this document from 7 May 2020.]

I, Jackson W. McKay, Acting Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs, hereby, in terms of section 34(1) of the Immigration Act, 2002 (Act No. 13 of 2002), determine the following Correctional Facilities of the Department of Correctional Services as temporary places of detention of illegal foreigners, for the duration of the period of the national state of disaster as declared in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002), read with its Regulations, pending deportation or transfer to Lindela Holding Facility for purposes of deportation:

DCS Region	Province	Correctional Facilities
DCS Region	Province	Name of Management Area	Facility / Section of Facility
KZN	KwaZulu-Natal	Durban	Durban Medium CUnit B 2 Cell 5, 6, 7 and 8
KZN	KwaZulu-Natal	Pietermarizburg	Pietermaritzburg Medium BUnit D Cell 1 and 2
LMN	Limpopo	Rooigrond	LichtenburgUnit A Single Cell
	Limpopo	Polokwane	Tzaneen Correctional CentreCell 3 (male)Polokwane Female UnitCell 9 (female)
	Mpumalanga	Barberton	Nelspruit Correctional CentreUnit D Cell 1
	Mpumalanga	Witbank	Witbank Correctional CentreUnit J Cell 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
	North West	Rustenburg	Losperfontein Observation cell
		Klerksdorp	Potchefstroom Correctional CentreUnit B Cell D1 (males)Unit B Cell 10 (females)
		Rooigrond	LichtenburgUnit A Single Cell
Western Cape	Western Cape	Southern Cape	Prins AlbertSentenced Unit Cell 7 and 8
FSNC	Free State	Grootvlei	Wepener Correctional CentreUnit B
	Northern Cape	Kimberly	Kimberly Correctional CentreAdmission Unit
	Northern Cape	Upington	Upington Correctional CentreUnit E 3 Cell 2
EC	Eastern Cape	St Albans	Port ElizabethSpecial Care Unit single cells
GP	Gauteng	KM II	Atteridgeville Correctional CentreUnit B

The minimum standards relating to the detention of illegal foreigners shall be as prescribed in regulation 33(5) of the Immigration Regulations, 2014.J W McKayActing Director-GeneralDepartment of Home Affairs

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History of this Government Notice

7 May 2020 this version

Published in Government Gazette no. 43292

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