Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Foreigners Establishing a Home in South Africa Must Respect Our Country or Leave

March 28, 2025 7:32 pm Published by Comments Off on Foreigners Establishing a Home in South Africa Must Respect Our Country or Leave

Open Letter by Herman Mashaba ActionSA President March 28, 2025 Yesterday, ActionSA’s Parliamentary Chief Whip, Lerato Ngobeni MP, wrote to Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber, urging him to reject the citizenship application of Mr Phil Craig, a British national and […]


House passes bill to return Nigeria to parliamentary system, considers citizenship for foreign spouses

March 27, 2025 7:03 pm Published by Comments Off on House passes bill to return Nigeria to parliamentary system, considers citizenship for foreign spouses

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives on Thursday passed for second reading a bill seeking to return Nigeria to a parliamentary system of government. The bill is among 31 constitutional amendment bills that scaled second reading during plenary, […]


Nigeria: House Of Reps Proposes Nigerian Citizenship For Key Foreign Investors

March 27, 2025 5:57 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: House Of Reps Proposes Nigerian Citizenship For Key Foreign Investors

The Citizenship by Investment Bill passed its second reading on Wednesday, aiming to grant Nigerian citizenship to foreign investors who meet specified financial thresholds or invest in critical sectors of the economy. The House of Representatives has advanced a bill […]


Birth Registration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current levels and trends

March 25, 2025 2:16 pm Published by Comments Off on Birth Registration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current levels and trends

This publication presents the latest estimates of the number of unregistered children under age 5 and under age 1 in sub-Saharan Africa as well as at the global level and in other regions of the world. In addition, the report […]


South Africa: Campaign launched to help stateless people become citizens

March 24, 2025 3:25 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Campaign launched to help stateless people become citizens

Hundreds take part in human rights festival at Constitutional Hill By Ihsaan Haffejee and Kimberly Mutandiro News | Johannesburg Hundreds of people joined the celebrations at the seventh Human Rights Festival at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg over the weekend. This […]


Redefining belonging: From statelessness to collective strength

March 22, 2025 7:46 pm Published by Comments Off on Redefining belonging: From statelessness to collective strength

‘Belonging is more than a legal status; it is a felt experience, woven through acceptance by your community and recognition by your government’ By Christy Chitengu Nigeria-born British writer Ben Okri once wrote, “The most authentic thing about us is […]


Fabricated graphic used to claim that Kenyan government plans to issue IDs to ‘3 million’ refugees so they can vote

March 20, 2025 3:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Fabricated graphic used to claim that Kenyan government plans to issue IDs to ‘3 million’ refugees so they can vote

By Dancan Bwire IN SHORT: Outspoken Kenyan MP Aden Duale did not sensationally say millions of refugees in Kenya would be granted citizenship and allowed to vote. This graphic quoting him is fake. A graphic attributing a controversial quote to […]


Ex-banker Thiam drops French nationality in bid for Ivory Coast presidency

March 20, 2025 3:25 pm Published by Comments Off on Ex-banker Thiam drops French nationality in bid for Ivory Coast presidency

By Ange Aboa Summary Thiam relieved of French citizenship at his request Ex-Credit Suisse boss seen as top contender in October election Questions over nationality risk fuelling tensions ahead of poll ABIDJAN, March 20 (Reuters) – Former Credit Suisse chief […]


Advocates pick privacy, inclusion holds in Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID system

March 17, 2025 4:54 pm Published by Comments Off on Advocates pick privacy, inclusion holds in Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID system

By Ayang Macdonald Fresh concerns have been raised about issues of data privacy, security and exclusion in relation to Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID project. The arguments were put forth recently during a court hearing in a matter brought against […]


Court ruling highlights citizen issues for stateless children in South Africa

March 13, 2025 7:38 pm Published by Comments Off on Court ruling highlights citizen issues for stateless children in South Africa

By Zelda Venter Amendments to the Citizenship Act came under the judicial spotlight after one child born from parents who are legally in the country as refugees after they had fled Rwanda is a citizen of South Africa, while her […]


Experts warn Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID discriminative, threatens privacy

March 12, 2025 3:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Experts warn Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID discriminative, threatens privacy

By Kamau Muthoni Two experts have poured cold water on the Kenya Kwanza digital identification card project. Prof Laura Bingham, an international law expert, and Dr Thomas Fisher, a senior researcher at Privacy International in the UK, yesterday raised questions […]


South Africa: M.M.E and Others v Director General, Department of Home Affairs and Another

March 12, 2025 10:24 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: M.M.E and Others v Director General, Department of Home Affairs and Another

(21970/2021) [2025] ZAGPPHC 202 (12 March 2025) FLYNOTES: CONSTITUTION – Citizenship – Child born in country – Born after change in law – Application to recognize child as a South African citizen refused – Has no citizenship or nationality – […]