CAPE TOWN – Deputy Public Protector Kevin Malunga’s candidacy to succeed Thuli Madonsela may be sunk by a warning from the State Security Agency on Thursday that he does not have top secret level security clearance. It emerged half an […]
Garissa residents without official national identification documents can now sigh with relief after the national government hinted at working with counties to stream line speedy issuance of the vital documents. The good news came after a joint and highly consultative […]
By Mengisteab Teshome The compilation of vital statistics from civil registration records of births and deaths is the second oldest demographic statistics system in existence. Vital statistics generated from civil registration systems is the conventional data source in producing timely, […]
Being an Act to provide for the amendment and consolidation of the laws relating to the compulsory registration of citizens and non-citizens resident in Sierra Leone, to provide for the issuance of identity cards, to provide for the establishment of […]
By Jazya Gebril Introduction It has become commonplace to see Libyan women married to foreigners participate actively in political and academic meetings in Benghazi that concern their issue.[1] They represent a diverse cross-section of Libyan women: they hail from several […]
Mary Twachekwa, 52, had no idea she needed a birth certificate to get a passport. “I have been asked to attend a church conference in America. I went to apply for a passport and they asked for my birth certificate. […]
By Sonia Farid An Egyptian lawyer filed an urgent suit with the Administrative Court to halt parliamentary discussions on a proposal to grant Egyptian nationality to investors as a means of encouraging foreign investment. The proposal, drafted by the government […]
Malawians living in the United States have welcomed President Peter Mutharika’s order to Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu to draft new dual citizenship legislation, saying it is a step in the right direction which could see them […]
by Ndapewoshali Shapwanale THE ongoing registration of the ‘struggle kids’ for citizenship has hit a snag after some provided wrong dates of birth. The personal assistant to the home affairs minister, Willem Amutenya, said they suspect that this is being […]
President Dr. Mulatu Teshome yesterday officially launched the permanent compulsory and universal registration and certification of vital events such as birth,death, marriage and divorce which begins through out the country tomorrow. The President underlined the role of the public in […]
Karim Wade et Abdoul Mbaye peuvent compter sur le soutien des députés. D’abord de l’opposition ensuite de certains de la mouvance présidentielle, qui sont contre la proposition de loi sur la double nationalité, que « le pouvoir veut ajouter pour limiter […]
The Government is on the spot for allegedly issuing two birth certificates to a child whose parents are fighting over custody in court. The eight-year-old was issued with a birth certificate on October 2, 2008. Another certificate was issued on […]