Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Namibian Citizenship (Special Conferment) Act No.14 of 1991

December 7, 1991 3:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibian Citizenship (Special Conferment) Act No.14 of 1991

To make provision for the conferment of Namibian citizenship upon certain descendants of persons who left Namibia owing to persecution by the colonial government which was in control of the country before 1915; and to provide for matters incidental thereto. […]


Zambia: Cuthbert Mambwe Nyirongo v. The Attorney General

November 26, 1991 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Zambia: Cuthbert Mambwe Nyirongo v. The Attorney General

Cuthbert Mambwe  Nyirongo v. The Attorney General (1990-1992) Z.R. 82 (S.C.) Zambia Supreme Court, Judgment No.10 of 1991 The right of a Zambian citizen to enter Zambia pre-supposes a right for such a citizen to have left Zambia in the […]


Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) (No.2) Order No.21 of 1991

November 1, 1991 2:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) (No.2) Order No.21 of 1991

Repealing section 9A inserted by Citizenship (Amendment) Order No.12 of 1991; returning residence period for ordinary naturalisation to five years instead of ten. [Date unknown, approx. date indicated.] Download: Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) (No 2) Order 1991


Constitution of Zambia Act No.1 of 1991

August 21, 1991 8:51 am Published by Comments Off on Constitution of Zambia Act No.1 of 1991

Original version. Part II relates to citizenship. In relation to attribution of citizenship at birth, Article 5 provides: Children of Zambia A person born in or outside Zambia after the commencement of this Constitution shall become a citizen of Zambia […]


Ordonnance n° 91.022 du 20 Juillet 1991 portant Constitution de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, Titre II

July 20, 1991 9:16 am Published by Comments Off on Ordonnance n° 91.022 du 20 Juillet 1991 portant Constitution de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, Titre II

Titre II : Du Pouvoir Exécutif Art 26: «Est éligible à la Présidence de la République, tout citoyen né mauritanien jouissant de ses droits civils et politiques et âgé de quarante (40) ans au moins, et de soixante quinze (75) […]


Zambia: Seanyana State Advocate Mundungani Isdore CP v. Chief Immigration Office and others

June 27, 1991 12:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Zambia: Seanyana State Advocate Mundungani Isdore CP v. Chief Immigration Office and others

SEANYANA STATE ADVOCATE MUNDUNGANI ISDORE C. P. v CHIEF IMMIGRATION OFFICER AND THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS  AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (1991) S.J. (H.C.) 1989/HP/1949 In 1989 the applicant was approached by the immigration authorities regarding his nationality. He was then […]


Botswana: Dow v. Attorney-General (High Court)

June 11, 1991 8:07 pm Published by Comments Off on Botswana: Dow v. Attorney-General (High Court)

1991 BLR 233 (HC) “I do not think that I would be losing sight of my functions or exceeding them sitting as a judge in the High Court, if I say that the time that women were treated as chattels […]


Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) Order No.12 of 1991

May 8, 1991 2:26 pm Published by Comments Off on Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) Order No.12 of 1991

Increasing residence period for ordinary naturalisation from five to ten years; inserting section 9A providing additional grounds for naturalisation without any required residence period. Download: Lesotho Citizenship (Amendment) Order 1991


Screening of Ethnic Somalis: The Cruel Consequences of Kenya’s Passbook System

September 5, 1990 6:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Screening of Ethnic Somalis: The Cruel Consequences of Kenya’s Passbook System

The screening of ethnic Somalis in Kenya is a procedure which requires all Kenyans of Somali origin and Somali nationals living in Kenya aged 18 and above to carry a special identification card. It began in November 1989 and was […]


Zimbabwe: Chirwa v. Registrar General

August 2, 1990 10:11 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Chirwa v. Registrar General

1993 (1) ZLR (H) 1-20 The applicant had successfully obtained an order declaring him to be a citizen of Zimbabwe. The respondent refused to release his passport to the applicant. The applicant sought an order requiring his passport to be […]