(2024-044391) [2026] ZAGPPHC 648 (22 June 2026) Brief Facts [2] It is common cause that on or about 9 December 2013 the respondent was granted a permanent residence permit to reside in South Africa. It is also common cause that […]
by Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE: Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo, the Zimbabwean businessman who recently received a diplomatic passport from King Mswati after being granted Eswatini citizenship, is an ex-convict, an alleged fraudster and/or multibillion money-launderer. A brief research conducted by this […]
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the Government of the Republic of Botswana for granting citizenship to 69 refugees on the commemoration of this year’s World Refugee Day and the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention in Dukwi Refugee […]
What began as a routine government formation process after President Yoweri Museveni’s swearing-in for a new term on May 12 has thrust Uganda’s long-running citizenship debate into the national spotlight. Among the names submitted for ministerial jobs were individuals who […]
Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been granted Eswatini citizenship and a diplomatic passport by King Mswati III following a private audience at the Royal Palace. Otobong Tommy Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been granted Eswatini citizenship and presented with a […]
Refugees and stateless people face a long road to getting documentation By Marecia Damons Lumumba Chia has lived in South Africa for more than two decades. He holds a Refugee Permit, has filed the necessary applications, and has done everything […]
Un décret signé du général Abdourahamane Tiani retire « provisoirement » sa nationalité nigérienne à Mariama Djibrine. Comme d’autres personnalités, elle est accusée d’« intelligence avec une puissance étrangère ». Par Damien Glez Parmi la boîte à outils répressive contre […]
Action Highlights Repression, Increases Risk of Statelessness By Ilaria Allegrozzi Niger’s junta leader, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, signed on June 11 a decree provisionally stripping Nigerien nationality from Mariama Djibrine, a leading opposition figure living in exile. The measure is based […]
By Ahmad Abbas Ghana’s Parliament has passed an investment bill that introduces citizenship by investment (CBI) into the country’s investment legislation for the first time. The clause does not create a program. It directs the Ministry of the Interior to […]
THE Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) has moved to dispel allegations that Namibian citizenship and national documents are being issued arbitrarily to foreign nationals who do not qualify. In a media release issued by MHAISS Executive […]
The controversy surrounding Dr. Lawrence Muganga’s failed vetting as Minister of State for Internal Affairs has raised a fundamental legal question that goes far beyond one individual: Can a Ugandan legally hold citizenship of three countries at the same time? […]
The committee cited the Citizenship and Immigration Act which bars holders of dual citizenship from holding offices listed in the Fifth Schedule which includes the presidency, prime minister, cabinet and ministers of state. The Parliamentary Appointments Committee has rejected the […]