Ra’eesa Pather The home affairs portfolio committee will begin hearing testimony under oath about how Gupta brothers Rajesh and Atul were granted permission by Home Affairs to become South African citizens, in an investigation that might provide additional support to […]
Executive Summary [extract] In April 2017, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) issued the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) as its overall strategy to drive the country’s economic development. The ERGP aims to re-position Nigeria as a major player […]
S’Thembile Cele Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba will head to Parliament this week emboldened by an interim report that does not single him out in the Gupta naturalisation saga. Gigaba is one of five people who have been called to […]
The Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, will on Friday, 07 September 2018, deliver a ceremonial oration at the Naturalisation Ceremony for foreign nationals who qualify for South African citizenship. In terms of the legislation, the Minister may grant a […]
By Charles Mabhena Former Information Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo said Thursday he was shocked that Zimbabwe had a “Stop List” which was being used by the Registrar General to refuse to issue passports to Zimbabwean citizens. Journalist Violet Gonda, who […]
JOURNALIST Violet Gonda has been refused a Zimbabwean passport by registrar general Tobaiwa Mudede because she was apparently blacklisted by the government. She is believed to be one of many Zimbabweans on Mudede’s so-called ‘stop list’. Gonda was born, raised […]
Violet Gonda, a Zimbabwean journalist who has been working abroad for the past eighteen years was this week, denied a Zimbabwean passport. Gonda who currently holds a UK passport was told that she was on a government blacklist due to […]
Home Affairs Minister Gigaba will now have to detail the circumstances surrounding his decision to grant the family citizenship, despite them not meeting some of the requirements. Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba will be summoned to parliament, as part of […]
CAPE TOWN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — South Africa’s Parliament said on Tuesday that the probe into the naturalization of the controversial Indian Gupta family should be finalized as soon as possible. « This matter has been in the public domain without […]
By Chikezie OMEJE Each year, more than seven million babies – equal to the population of Sierra Leone – are born in Nigeria. But over four million of these babies do not exist legally because their births are not registered. […]
La Cour constitutionnelle de la RDC a validé lundi la candidature de l’ancien Premier ministre Samy Badibanga à la présidentielle. Mais la polémique autour du recouvrement de sa nationalité congolaise est loin de s’estomper. Samy Badibanga a finalement été repêché. […]
By Chinedu Eze Many Nigerians are claiming the citizenship of other countries in West Africa in order to obtain passports from those countries and travel overseas, THISDAY has learnt. THISDAY gathered that Nigerians who engage in this act, include those […]