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Zimbabwe: ZEC clears air on ‘alien’ voters

July 24, 2017 8:50 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: ZEC clears air on ‘alien’ voters

Collen Murahwa Herald Reporter The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has clarified the confusion regarding the voting rights of the socalled “aliens”, saying they were eligible to register as voters.ZEC chief elections officer Ms Constance Chigwamba said in a statement that […]


Kenyans of Indian descent become 44th tribe

July 22, 2017 7:59 am Published by Comments Off on Kenyans of Indian descent become 44th tribe

By DAVID MWERE President Uhuru Kenyatta has gazetted the recognition of the Kenyans of Indian decent as the 44th tribe in Kenya and invited them to participate in the political, economic, cultural and social development of the nation. The presidential […]


Kenya: Presidential Proclamation: In the Matter of the Petitions by the Asian Community for Formal Recognition as a Tribe in Kenya

July 21, 2017 8:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Presidential Proclamation: In the Matter of the Petitions by the Asian Community for Formal Recognition as a Tribe in Kenya

Gazette Notice No. 7245, Kenya Gazette, Vol. CXIX—No. 102 WHEREAS, the Presidency and other Government Offices have received numerous Petitions from Kenyans of Asian Heritage requesting the formal recognition of the Community as a Kenyan Tribe; WHEREAS, the Preamble to […]


Tanzania: Magufuli — No citizenship for Burundi refugees

July 21, 2017 1:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Magufuli — No citizenship for Burundi refugees

President John Magufuli yesterday ordered the suspension of naturalisation of Burundian refugees, and said those still in Tanzania should voluntarily return home. Dr Magufuli issued the directive in Ngara District, which borders Burundi, after holding talks with his Burundian counterpart, […]


Zimbabwe: ‘Aliens’ to vote in 2018: Zec

July 21, 2017 8:54 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: ‘Aliens’ to vote in 2018: Zec

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said persons who, before the promulgation of the 2013 Constitution were issued with identity documents describing them as ‘‘aliens’’, must forthwith proceed to the offices of the Registrar General to have their […]


Zimbabwe: Can they really afford to throw away 3 or 4 million votes?

July 21, 2017 8:31 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Can they really afford to throw away 3 or 4 million votes?

Zimbabweans are so exhausted with the year long struggle to get money, their own money out of the banks, that almost everything else seems of little consequence. How can you worry about elections when you have to spend half of […]


Zimbabwe: ZEC Press Release – Voter Registration for Zimbawean Citizens whose national IDs are marked “aliens”

July 20, 2017 3:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: ZEC Press Release – Voter Registration for Zimbawean Citizens whose national IDs are marked “aliens”

It has come to the attention of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) that there may be some confusion regarding the rights of certain Zimbabwean citizens born in Zimbabwe and where one or both of their parents were not citizens of […]


Tanzania suspends granting of citizenship to Burundian refugees

July 20, 2017 10:40 am Published by Comments Off on Tanzania suspends granting of citizenship to Burundian refugees

DAR ES SALAAM, July 20 (Xinhua) — Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Thursday ordered relevant authorities in the east African nation to stop granting citizenship to Burundian refugees. President Magufuli made the directive shortly after he had held talks with […]


Zimbabwe: Importance of birth registration

July 19, 2017 11:35 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Importance of birth registration

It is every child’s right to have their existence recorded and accounted for, to get an identity and to have that identity registered. Giving a child a name is essentially introducing them to the world and it is necessary to […]


Ghana’s automated birth registration programme commended

July 19, 2017 11:24 am Published by Comments Off on Ghana’s automated birth registration programme commended

Participants at the just ended National Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability conference in Accra have lauded Ghana’s automated birth registration programme, an initiative between Tigo, UNICEF and the Ghana Births and Deaths Registry. Making a presentation to conference participants drawn from […]


Statelessness still a Zimbabwean challenge

July 19, 2017 10:02 am Published by Comments Off on Statelessness still a Zimbabwean challenge

By Timothy Moyo Jairos Zhuwaki, is one such a person among thousands others without a clear history of origin, he has lost track of his own family tree and its branches too, and says he has no place to call […]