Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Tanzania: Three Dragged to Court for Citizenship Forgery

March 24, 2019 11:43 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Three Dragged to Court for Citizenship Forgery

By Meddy Mulisa in Bukoba THREE people, including a village chairman have been taken to court for allegedly conspiring to forge citizenship certificates to non-nationals, the Kagera Regional Immigration Officer (RIO), Mr Pendo Buteng’e has disclosed. He named the accused […]


Tanzania: Controversy as two students held over citizenship

March 24, 2019 8:55 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Controversy as two students held over citizenship

By Peter Saramba and Phinias Bashaya Mwanza/Bukoba. One of the students arrested in the country for allegedly benefiting from loans offered by the Higher Students Loans Board (HESLB) despite being a foreign national has said she always regarded herself as […]


Zimbabwe: ZHRC to conduct public hearings on IDs, passports

March 22, 2019 6:24 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: ZHRC to conduct public hearings on IDs, passports

By Nokuthaba Nkomo The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has channelled a budget of over $800 000 to probe and address challenges being experienced in accessing identity documents. Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, ZHRC chairperson Elasto Mugwadi said […]


Le Cameroun lance un programme de modernisation de son état civil

March 22, 2019 2:25 pm Published by Comments Off on Le Cameroun lance un programme de modernisation de son état civil

Dans certaines localités au Cameroun, les registres d’état civil laissent à désirer parce que manuellement tenus. Certains documents établis dans les mairies regorgent d’importantes lacunes en termes de qualité. «Des problèmes qui, très souvent, relèvent de leur mauvaise tenue», rapporte […]


Namibia minister slams Zimbos over marriages of convenience with his people

March 21, 2019 4:17 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia minister slams Zimbos over marriages of convenience with his people

NAMIBIA’S Home Affairs minister has slammed Zimbabweans and other foreign nationals who are in the tendency of entering into marriages of convenience with his compatriots in order to qualify for Namibian citizenship. Speaking during his annual address to home affairs […]


Zimbabwe: Matabeleland region hit hard by lack of access to identity documents

March 21, 2019 9:22 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Matabeleland region hit hard by lack of access to identity documents

BY NOMAQHAWE NDLOVU Brian Ngwenya* was born to Zimbabwean parents in South Africa 15 years ago, but he was forced to relocate to Zimbabwe after his father died and his mother developed a mental illness. Ngwenya said he had to […]


Côte d’Ivoire: Après sa démission de la présidence de l’Assemblée nationale : Soro se fait établir deux passeports

March 20, 2019 4:20 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: Après sa démission de la présidence de l’Assemblée nationale : Soro se fait établir deux passeports

Guillaume Kigbafori Soro, après sa démission de la présidence de l’Assemblée nationale, a mené des démarches pour le renouvellement de son passeport. Selon Jeune Afrique (J.A), qui en livre l’information dans sa parution du 17 au 23 mars 2019, le […]


Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Statement on the Launch of the National Inquiry into Issues around Access to Documentation in Zimbabwe

March 20, 2019 3:06 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Statement on the Launch of the National Inquiry into Issues around Access to Documentation in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) for the Republic of Zimbabwe, responsible for the promotion, protection and enforcement of human rights in Zimbabwe in accordance with Sections 233 and 243 of the Constitution […]


Zimbabwe: Siane Anne Terblanche v. Registrar General of Citizenship and Others

March 19, 2019 11:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Siane Anne Terblanche v. Registrar General of Citizenship and Others

HH270-19HC 4066/18 ZHOU J: This is an application for a declaration that the applicant is a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth as provided for in terms of s 36 (1) (a) and (b) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. Consequential relief […]


South Africa: Gigaba was ‘incorrect’ to naturalise Guptas, committee finds

March 18, 2019 4:18 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Gigaba was ‘incorrect’ to naturalise Guptas, committee finds

By Jan Gerber The parliamentary portfolio committee on home affairs has found that former Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba was “incorrect” in granting members of the controversial Gupta family early naturalisation, but did not recommend any sanctions. The committee recommended […]


South Africa: Home affairs committee calls for action on Gupta naturalisation fraud

March 18, 2019 4:16 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Home affairs committee calls for action on Gupta naturalisation fraud

After a lengthy inquiry into the Gupta family’s relationship with the Department of Home Affairs, Parliament’s home affairs committee has filed its final report. The committee wants criminal charges laid against the Guptas and their right-hand man Ashu Chawla for […]