A research unit at the University of Cape Town is suing South Africa’s Home Affairs department over a backlog of 200,000 ...

Source: ID, birth certificates registration blitz brings relief to Binga village – The Southern Eye ”It was a huge risk for me and my family to travel for 10km through a wildlife infested forest, but ...

Lucy Rose grew up in a proudly Cape Verdean family, and was shocked to learn that her birth certificate classified her as ...

Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa said R1.25bn in relief funds will be paid to municipalities across South Africa after flooding and snow disasters.

The Department of Home Affairs' decided to launch a national investigation into the allegations of mothers selling their children's birth certificates. This investigation aims to uncover the extent of ...

Home Affairs leaves a quarter of a million people waiting years for birth certificates Children’s Institute takes government to court over its late-birth-registration backlog.

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Njabulo Nzuza on Friday handed over 100 birth certificates and identity documents to successful late birth registration applicants in Mabopane, north of Tshwane.

Earlier this month, the Pretoria High Court ruled that the Department of Home Affairs must issue Primrose Modisane with a South African birth certificate and identity document.

Conclusion Applying for an unabridged birth certificate in South Africa is a necessary step for parents and guardians, especially given its importance in various legal and international contexts.

Well, abridged birth certificates indicate the name and surname of a child’s mother only. While an unabridged South African birth certificate shows all the necessary Home Affairs details.

Up until 2013, any South African-born child was issued with an abridged version only. After 2013, however, the unabridged South African birth certificate came into being and was the one ...

Deputy Minister Nzuza initially visited Clermont in May and community members alerted him to high numbers of South African adults without birth certificates and IDs. He instructed Home Affairs ...