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The rapper - whose real name is Yasiin Bey - was arrested in
January after trying to leave South Africa on a "World
Passport", which South Africa does not recognize as a legal
travel document.
Bey, who has lived in Cape Town since 2013, will be declared an
undesirable person for his actions and will not be granted
re-entry to South Africa, the home affairs department said.
"(He) has unreservedly apologized to the Government of South
Africa," it said in a statement.
"The department is satisfied with the apology (and) will
withdraw the charges against him."
The World Passport is a document issued by a non-profit
organization called World Service Authority, set up in the
United States after World War Two to advocate for world
citizenship.
Citing the United Nations' right to freedom of movement, it has
been issuing World Passports since 1954.
Many countries do not accept the passport either as a travel
document or a formal identity but WSA claims countries such as
Togo, Mauritania, Ecuador, Zambia, Tanzania have accepted the
30-page document in the past.
(Reporting by Joe Brock Editing by Jeremy Gaunt)
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