{"id":32262,"date":"2021-07-01T09:08:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T09:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citizenshiprightsafrica.org\/?p=32262"},"modified":"2021-07-02T10:32:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:32:28","slug":"unhcr-southern-africa-statelessness-newsletter-april-june-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citizenshiprightsafrica.org\/en\/unhcr-southern-africa-statelessness-newsletter-april-june-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"UNHCR Southern Africa Statelessness Newsletter April \u2013 June 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"page3R_mcid4\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Great news for Sihle Collen Nxumalo<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">, who <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">finally <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">received documents confirming his South <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">Africa<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">n <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">nationality<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">Until then, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">Sihle <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">lived a stateless life. Following an <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid5\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\">interview <\/span><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid6\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\">on Morning <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">Live, the Leanne Manas Show, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">Sihle<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">\u2019s case was <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">successfully <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">processed by the Department <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">of Home Affairs. He can now <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">access servic<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">es, fully enjoy his <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">rights <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">and resume <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">his education<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">Sihle intends to study law and help others in a similar situation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"page3R_mcid7\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"undefined\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid8\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid9\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\">IN BRIEF<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid10\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid11\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid12\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid13\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"undefined\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid15\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid16\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"page3R_mcid16\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\">In addition to Sihle, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">3<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">7 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">persons <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">obtained confirmation of their <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">nationality in the region<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">.<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid17\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"page3R_mcid17\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\">20<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">,<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">000 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">people<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">, previously <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">undocumented, have <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">been issued with birth certificates in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">the Republic of Congo<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">,<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">1<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">000 <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">in the month of June alone.<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid18\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"page3R_mcid18\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Since <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">January, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">nearly<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">8,000 stateless <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">persons, or at risk <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">thereof, have <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">received legal <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">services through law clinics in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa.<\/span><\/span><span id=\"page3R_mcid19\" class=\"markedContent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"page3R_mcid19\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Botswana has registered 4 new statelessness pledges to GRF<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download:<\/p>\n<p>English: <a href=\"http:\/\/citizenshiprightsafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/UNHCR-RBSA-Statelessness-Newsletter-Q2-2021.pdf\">UNHCR RBSA Statelessness Newsletter Q2 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>French: <a href=\"http:\/\/citizenshiprightsafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/UNHCR-RBSA-apatridie-bulletin-Q2-2021.pdf\">UNHCR RBSA apatridie bulletin Q2 2021<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Great news for Sihle Collen Nxumalo, who finally received documents confirming his South African nationality. Until then, Sihle lived a stateless life. Following an interview on Morning Live, the Leanne Manas Show, Sihle\u2019s case was successfully processed by the Department of Home Affairs. 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