(1)Whether the announcement at the meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on 13 September 2022 that foreign religious leaders would no longer qualify for work visas has been implemented as a regulation and/or directive; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of such a regulation and/or directive;
(2) whether the work visa ban apply to foreign religious leaders already living and working in the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on which constitutional provisions does his department rely in this regard;
(3) whether foreign religious leaders are prohibited from applying for permanent residence; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether his department engaged in a public participation process and/or consultations with religious organisations on how the ban would affect religious communities; if not, why not; if so, on what dates did the consultations and/or public participation processes take place?