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Many South Africans are surprised when visa applications are denied without clear reasons. This article explains how criminal records affect international travel, why embassies rarely explain rejections, and what role expungement can play.

A criminal record can quietly block access to jobs, careers, and professional growth. This article explains how criminal records affect employment in South Africa, what employers are allowed to check, and what options exist for those seeking a fair second chance.

Criminal record expungement remains one of the most misunderstood legal remedies in South Africa. In this 2026 update, we unpack what expungement really means, who qualifies, what has changed, and how eligible South Africans can finally move forward with a clean slate.

It is a question tens of thousands of people fined for infringements of the Covid-19 state of disaster regulations would like answered: when will their criminal records be wiped?

PRETORIA - The government said it is considering expunging the criminal records of people who have violated lockdown regulations but it won’t do this now because it wants to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in South Africa says it has suffered a ransomware attack which has also affected its website.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will present its submission on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill at 10h30 tomorrow, 31 August 2021 to the Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services. The Bill is a welcome step forward to ensure compliance with the Constitutional Court directive that personal possession and consumption of cannabis should no longer be criminalised. The provisions of the Bill to effect this, and to provide for the expungement of criminal records for such cases is positive.