By Ernest Mabuza Brothers Joseph Emmanuel Jose and Jonathan Diabaka are entitled to South African citizenship even though their parents are Angolan. This follows a ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeal on Tuesday, when it dismissed, with a punitive cost […]
The High Court has allowed Katiba Institute and law scholar Yash Pal Ghai permission to challenge the roll-out of Huduma Namba cards over lack of guarantees of theft or misuse of Kenyans personal information. The lobby group and Prof Ghai […]
The Minister of Home Affairs and Others v Jose and Another (169/2020) [2020] ZASCA 152 (25 November 2020) The appeal is dismissed with costs, to be paid on the scale as between attorney and client after 2 August 2020, such […]
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia will hold a referendum next month on constitutional changes to reduce the length of the president’s term and allow for dual citizenship, as it has resolved a procedural issue that risked its cancellation, the election commission […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet has approved the Official Identity Management Policy for public comment. In a media briefing on Thursday (19 November), minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said that the policy proposes a number of changes to existing legislation […]
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s supreme court has cancelled a national referendum scheduled for next month on constitutional changes that would reduce the length of the president’s term and allow for dual citizenship, citing a procedural issue. The court said in […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration says their officials are being denied entry into commercial farms to register farmworkers to acquire national documents. This is after the ministry came under fire from lawmakers, accusing it of not doing enough […]
by PHILOMENA KILONZO AND KEVIN CHERUIYOT The current National Identification Cards (ID) will cease being in operation by December 12, 2021, the government has said. ICT CS Joe Mucheru said that the IDs will be replaced by Huduma Namba cards. Speaking […]
The United Nations says millions of people around the world are considered stateless. They do not have birth certificates or identity documents, denying them the benefits of citizenship where they live. It is estimated that thousands of people in Zimbabwe […]
Dear South Africans, More than a million children are born in our country each year and are issued birth certificates. But estimates are that another 100 000 children are not registered at birth in South Africa, setting them up for […]
Two brothers born in South Africa to Angolan refugees still face an uphill battle for citizenship despite a high court order. The matter is now in the Supreme Court of Appeal. By: Jan Bornman After failing to keep up with […]
by Ayang Macdonald The National Identification Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA) says it will begin a nationwide process on 23 November to distribute digital ID cards to some of its citizens who have successfully applied for the document and enrolled […]