Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

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 […]


‘Zimbabwe embassies must issue IDs, passports’

March 18, 2019 3:59 pm Published by Comments Off on ‘Zimbabwe embassies must issue IDs, passports’

A parliamentary panel has proposed that Zimbabwe’s 39 embassies across the globe be empowered to issue national documentation such as IDs and passports to migrants to decongest the Registrar General’s office. The parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence and Home Affairs […]


South Africa: Joseph Emmanuel José and Jonathan Diabaka “Junior” vs. Minister of Home Affairs and others

March 15, 2019 3:01 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Joseph Emmanuel José and Jonathan Diabaka “Junior” vs. Minister of Home Affairs and others

Case No.38981/17  [2019] ZAGPPHC 88 Judgment ordering grant of citizenship to the applicants (children of Angolan refugees born in South Africa) under s.4(3) of the South African Citizenship Act. — Introduction 1          This is an application for an order requiring the […]


CEDAW Concluding Observations: Angola, 2019

March 14, 2019 7:42 pm Published by Comments Off on CEDAW Concluding Observations: Angola, 2019

Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Angola CEDAW/C/AGO/CO/7 Nationality 33.The Committee takes note of the legislative and policy-related measures taken by the State party to expedite the process of acquiring identity documents. It is concerned, however, about the […]