September 18, 2023 5:50 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Zelda Venter Pretoria – Lawyers for Human Rights will turn to the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria later this month to challenge the conduct of Home Affairs to block certain people’s IDs, leaving them in the cold. The organisation represents […]
September 18, 2023 5:46 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Tania Broughton No ID, no life. This is the fate of many children in South Africa who are victims of their parent’s IDs being “blocked” by the Department of Home Affairs. Their births are never registered or are registered […]
September 17, 2023 1:10 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
by Mark Obar President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza administration is currently conducting the registration of Maisha Namba, a personal unique identifier. This, according to Ruto, is meant for his government to enhance service delivery to citizens by embracing Information and […]
September 14, 2023 6:54 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Nairobi, Kenya: Today, a coalition of civil society and community-based organizations working at the national and grassroots levels have come together to express concerns with the Kenyan government’s new plan to roll out a unique personal identifier, dubbed “Maisha Namba”, […]
September 13, 2023 5:49 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By BRUHAN MAKONG NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 13 – Kenyans could soon begin using a digital ID after a critical government committee endorsed the proposed design and security features of a new card. The technical committee of Principal Secretaries with dockets […]
September 12, 2023 8:30 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
In Summary The previous administration launched the Huduma Namba digital program which was stopped by the courts over data protection concerns. Kenya Kwanza administration is now rolling out similar digital IDs but with additional features. by ALLAN KISIA The government […]
September 11, 2023 5:54 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Press statement LHR represents over 100 people in a court challenge against the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA) ID blocking practice. This case will be heard in the Pretoria High Court on 20 and 21 September 2023. In May 2012, […]
September 10, 2023 4:15 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Armand Mouko Boudombo Derrière les reformes de la nationalité et du foncier annoncées par le président de la transition gabonaise, se cache un combat contre une « légion étrangère » qui sévit dans le pays. Ce sont des faits anodins, […]
September 9, 2023 5:15 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Ashenafi Endale New Director vows to clear 300,000+ passport application backlog within a year The Ethiopian Immigration Service (EIS) has placed the country’s largest passport order in years – a whopping 1.5 million new documents from manufacturers in Paris. […]
September 9, 2023 10:17 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Selon la déclaration du nouveau président de la transition au Gabon, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, la législation régissant l’octroi de la nationalité gabonaise, inscrite dans la loi n°37/98 du 20 juillet 1999, va faire l’objet de révisions. La déclaration a […]
September 7, 2023 4:27 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Musinguzi Blanshe Uganda’s constitution recognises Banyarwanda as an official tribe, but people who take that identity face stringent scrutiny when getting IDs. With the difficulties, many of them are opting to identify as other tribal groupings, which could lead […]
September 6, 2023 8:28 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Masato Masato Zanzibar — ZANZIBAR: TANZANIA on Tuesday granted national citizenship to over 3,300 immobile migrants, reminding them to abide by the country’s rules and regulations. Zanzibar President Dr Hussein Mwinyi, presiding over a brief certificate issuance ceremony at […]
