August 6, 2021 5:29 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Grace Mutung’u discusses Kenya’s digital ID scheme, Huduma Namba, and the challenges of access and inclusion for marginalised communities. She questions whether it is genuinely revolutionising government services. I recently encountered a young man who was travelling to Nyeri, a […]
August 6, 2021 3:59 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Issued by Dr Rory Jubber & Adrian Roos MP – The DA notes the judgment handed down by the North Gauteng High Court today which is a blow to thousands of South Africans who have lost their citizenship without their […]
August 6, 2021 3:00 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
48418/2018 [2021] ZAGPPHC 500 [1] This is an application about citizenship and in particular a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 6(1)(a) of the Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 (the Act) which provides in broad terms for the loss of […]
August 6, 2021 1:59 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Online application at the Visa Facilitation Services expected to start on 16 August and could take eight weeks to process By Tariro Washinyira The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on Thursday invited about 5,000 qualifying Angolan nationals to apply for […]
August 6, 2021 1:06 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
At age eighteen Georgiana was removed from her mother’s refugee file, a process called de-linking. She had to make her own asylum seeker application which is currently being reviewed by the Standing Committee of Refugee Affairs (SCRA). De-linking strips young […]
August 6, 2021 8:32 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Rosemary Mirondo Dar es Salaam. The question of dual citizenship remains a thorny subject in Tanzania, with the official stand remaining that it is not allowed in the country. During an exclusive interview with Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL) yesterday, […]
August 4, 2021 10:35 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Ire Cour de droit public Participants à la procédure A.________, représenté par le Centre de Contact Suisses-Immigrés (CCSI) Fribourg, rue des Alpes 11, 1701 Fribourg, recourant, contre Secrétariat d’Etat aux migrations, Quellenweg 6, 3003 Berne. Objet Protection des données; modification […]
August 3, 2021 12:36 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le chef de l’État ne s’est pas encore prononcé publiquement sur la proposition de réforme de Noël Tshiani, qui fait polémique depuis plusieurs semaines. Mais il a fait passer un discret message au président de l’Assemblée nationale, Christophe Mboso… La […]
August 3, 2021 9:58 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Article Premier : Il est institué une nouvelle Carte Nationale d’Identité sécurisée à puce contact et sans contact dénommée « Carte d’Identification ». Elle est personnelle et peut servir de support pour d’autres titres sécurisés. Télécharger: Mauritanie Decret 2021-138 du […]
August 2, 2021 9:24 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Collins Mwai Last week, the much-awaited Organic Law governing Rwandan nationality was gazetted outlining procedures and requirements for acquisition and application of Rwandan nationality. Below are top highlights of the new law especially on acquiring citizenship. 1. Ways one […]
July 30, 2021 6:24 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Failure by Zimbabwean citizens in the diaspora to obtain birth certificates and national identity documents is depriving their children of the enjoyment of full rights and privileges, rendering them stateless. The impact of such statelessness is that the concerned children […]
July 30, 2021 4:56 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Rawan Kara Even though she has lived in a displacement camp for the past five years with little food and water, 68-year-old Apuk Bak remains selfless. She is a mother, a grandmother and a women’s leader in the South […]