September 13, 2016 12:23 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Liesl Muller, Head of the Statelessness Project at Lawyers for Human Rights On 6 September 2016 a 4 year court battle of a stateless child to access South African citizenship came to an end. Even though South African law […]
September 13, 2016 10:36 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Limpopo – Proper birth registration has been identified as a major tool in the fight to prevent child trafficking and other social ills that include child labour, illegal adoption and sexual exploitation. Limpopo MEC of health DR Phophi Ramathuba made […]
September 12, 2016 6:12 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Musoma — Former Country Director of Ped World Organisation Anudo Ochieng’ Anudo is stranded at no-man’s land on the Tanzania-Kenya border at Sirari. Mr Anudo insists he was born of Tanzanian parents and lived and worked in Manyara Region for […]
September 12, 2016 9:58 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By KATHARINE CHILD In the eyes of the state Vusi*, 7, doesn’t exist. He has no birth certificate or ID number. For the past five years his father has tried to register his birth with the Department of Home Affairs […]
September 8, 2016 10:15 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
An Egyptian administrative court ruled on Thursday that the interior ministry must strip Egyptian citizenship from Egyptians who have married Israelis, in order to protect the country’s national security. Shaimaa Amin, a private citizen, had filed a lawsuit demanding the […]
September 8, 2016 10:36 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
column By Pius Msekwa The Daily News of Thursday, August 25, 2016; carried a news item concerning the official opening by the Zanzibar President, Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, of the annual meeting of members of the Tanzania Diaspora, which was […]
September 6, 2016 8:08 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Press Release: Supreme Court of Appeal: Minister of Home Affairs and others v DGLR and another (Case number 1051/2015 SCA) This morning, the 6th of September 2016, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) was scheduled to hear the case of […]
September 6, 2016 3:19 pm
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By Sharon Kantengwa The officials were trained at a two-day workshop organised by Irembo in partnership with Ministry of Local Government (Minaloc) and National Identification Agency (NIDA). Robert Habimana, the territory coordinator of Rwanda Online, said the workshop sought to […]
September 6, 2016 2:27 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Yola — The National Population Commission (NPoC) has commenced birth registration in Adamawa state and has requested for additional manpower from the state civil service to assist with the process. Speaking at the flag-off of the registration exercise being coordinated […]
September 6, 2016 2:26 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Court documents before the Supreme Court of Appeal, in relation to an 8-year old stateless child born in South Africa. The Department decided to withdraw the appeal and agreed to an order issued by the SCA. Download files: Original High […]
September 6, 2016 8:04 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Analysis By Makwaia Wa Kuhenga “The cornerstone of all-round development for Tanzanians is Tanzanians themselves, every Tanzanian; essentially every patriot and every socialist… Likewise, the basis for the enhancement of defense and security for Tanzania is Tanzanians themselves, every Tanzanian […]
September 2, 2016 8:06 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Yola — The National Population Commission (NPoC) in collaboration with UNICEF/EU has listed Adamawa State as the least in birth registration in the North-East. They stated this at a one-day advocacy and sensitization for media houses on the need to […]
