Consular, Press Review
12. August 2009
Online Applications for SA Passports: Dlamini Zuma
South Africans will soon be able to apply for their passports and identity documents online, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said on Tuesday.
"Data will be captured live...
Consular
12. May 2009
SA signs MOU with Zimbabwe
On 4 May 2009, the South African and Zimbabwean departments of Home Affairs signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the legal movement of people between the two countries.
The...
Consular
04. May 2009
South Africa's Measures With Regard to the Swine Influenza Pandemic
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised of the outbreak of Swine Influenza (a respiratory disease of pigs but also affecting humans). The recent outbreak has shown that person to person...
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20. March 2009
Constitutional Court Ruling on Overseas Voting
The Constitutional Court this morning delivered judgements in various cases concerning voting by citizens finding themselves outside the country on Election Day.
As we understand, the...
Press Review, Politics, Consular
16. March 2009
All Registered South African Citizens Abroad Can Vote
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said it was ready to accommodate registered voters living overseas, following Thursday's Constitutional Court judgment on the matter. "All we have to look...
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12. March 2009
South Africa: Registered Citizens Abroad to Vote in April Elections
The Constitutional Court has ruled that South African citizens abroad who are registered to vote will be allowed to vote in the 22 April general elections. "We have ruled that South Africans citizens...
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12. March 2009
Judgement on expat vote on Thursday
The Constitutional Court will decide on Thursday whether South Africans living abroad have the right to vote. In February, Pretoria High Court Acting Judge Piet Ebersohn ruled that Section 33 of the...
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