February 14, 2023 12:09 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Following the recent decisions in Centre for Child Law v The Director-General and Others in High Court a quo, on appeal before a Full Bench, and ultimately at the Constitutional Court, the Births and Deaths Registration Act (BDRA) has undergone significant changes that […]
February 14, 2023 9:06 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Many don’t know that securing foreign citizenship could strip them of their right to SA citizenship, unless they apply directly to the home affairs minister by STEFANIE DE SAUDE DARBANDI The number of South Africans emigrating, or planning to do […]
February 13, 2023 8:19 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Zanu PF has intensified the voter mobilisation drive, with Mashonaland West Province’s Chegutu district yesterday getting a major boost after taking delivery of an additional 51 bicycles for use. […] Cde Mutsvangwa said he was alive to the fact that […]
February 11, 2023 11:10 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
20 minute news report on the status of the Pemba community in Kenya (English & Swahili): Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSlkEbTYjuI&ab_channel=KTNNews
February 8, 2023 3:32 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Solomon Odeniyi The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has lamented the cumbersome process foreigners are subjected to while applying to be citizens of the country. The PUNCH reports that chapter III of the Nigerian 1999 constitution stated that an […]
February 8, 2023 12:23 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Faute de présence de représentant de l’Etat, ou en raison d’une vieille habitude ou tout simplement d’une méconnaissance de la loi, quatre enfants sur dix ne sont pas inscrits à leur naissance à l’état civil au Niger, un pays où […]
February 8, 2023 9:34 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Haki na Sheria Initiative has filed a petition in a Garissa court. By Emmanuel Wanjala In Summary Article 15(1) of the Constitution grants foreigners married to Kenyan citizens for seven years and above to register for citizenship. But Section 11 […]
February 7, 2023 5:57 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Ministry of Interior and National Administration has cleared a backlog of 1,698 applications for citizenship, some of which have been pending approval since 2018. Interior cabinet secretary Kithure Kindiki revealed that 808 applications were made by persons who sought […]
February 7, 2023 12:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Les acteurs intervenant dans la protection et la prise en charge des réfugiés ont été conviés à un mini-colloque sur les innovations apportées aux dispositions légales sur les réfugiés en République du Bénin. Financée par le Bureau multipays du Haut-commissariat […]
February 7, 2023 9:32 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
This Petition relates to citizenship rights of spouses of Kenyan citizens who have been married for the stipulated period of at least seven (7) years and who are also either confirmed to be convention refugees or persons who have sought […]
February 7, 2023 8:43 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Haki na Sheria Initiative has today filed a petition in Garissa High Court relating to refugees married to Kenyans for seven or more years who are denied the right to apply for or acquire citizenship through marriage. Read press release: […]
February 6, 2023 4:22 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Nous, citoyens de la RDC et des pays amis issus de la mosaïque culturelle que regorge le continent africain, vous adressons ce mémorandum, en vertu de la Convention pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide de 1948, […]
