Chidimma Adetshina’s success should be a reason to celebrate SA’s diverse heritage By STEFANIE DE SAUDE DARBANDI The SA Citizenship Act of 1995 outlines the criteria for citizenship, which were revised after January 2013. The act now uniformly grants citizenship […]
Decision adopted by the African Commission’s 80th ordinary session, closing on 2 August 2024, and included within the African Commission’s 56th and 57th Combined Activity Reports adopted on 10 March 2025 and subsequently communicated to the parties. For background to […]
Abidjan– Le Réseau Ouest africain pour l’édification de la paix en Côte d’Ivoire (WANEP-CI) a remis gratuitement des extraits d’acte de naissance à 152 personnes lors d’une cérémonie organisée mercredi 31 juillet 2024, à Gouétifla, une localité rurale située à […]
Durban — A Home Affairs official who had been operating with a foreign national syndicate issuing fraudulent passports with the help of South Africans was sentenced to 12 years behind bars in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Judy Zuma, […]
By Samantha Balaton-Chrimes Abstract Many cases of mass statelessness arise from discrimination against groups. Accordingly, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (‘UNHCR’) and others sometimes pursue group forms of recognition in campaigns to remedy statelessness. In this article, I consider […]
Governments are increasingly adopting the digital public infrastructure (DPI) approach to deliver public services. An essential component of this is digital identity. Digital identities are often designed to provide a seamless experience for users which ought to be secure, user-friendly, and […]
Strengthening the linkage of civil registration and vital statistics to legal identity systems through digitalization for enhanced inclusion Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day, which is celebrated annually, marks a pivotal moment for reflection, collaboration and action towards strengthening […]
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, smoyo@chronicle.co.zw THE majority of people without identity documents are victims of incompetence and corruption at the Civil Registry Department, a Parliamentary portfolio committee on Defence, Home Affairs, Security Service and War Veterans Affairs has heard. The committee, chaired […]
Angry South Sudanese stormed the Department of Nationality, Passport, and Immigration in Juba on Thursday, to voice their frustration over delays in the issuance of travel and identification documents. The protestors accused officials of dishonesty and poor service, leading to […]
Residents of Bulawayo have appealed to the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage to ease the requirements for obtaining vital documents such as birth certificates and national identification cards. This would help address the challenges faced by stateless and […]
The Sudanese Congress Party on Tuesday accused the government authorities in Port Sudan of continuing to target its members by banning and confiscating their national identity card numbers. In a statement obtained by Radio Tamazuj, the party said that the […]
by Jonisayi Maromo The government of Zimbabwe has urged its citizens based in different parts of South Africa to prioritise acquiring official documents to regularise their stay and to meet the legal requirements of their host nation. On Thursday IOL […]