It may interest you to know that the information on the national population register maintained by the Department of Home Affairs is for sale. The legislation which governs the distribution of the information contained in the national population register is the Identification Act (Act 68 of 1997), which is still in force in the year …
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Nationality by birth – national policy in South Africa 0
Illegal immigration is a prominent issue in several countries in the world. A number of those countries belong to the group of so-called developed nations, which is merely a reference to their level of industrialization and technological advancement. However, with increasing industrialization comes a more consumerist-oriented lifestyle and therefore more food, more products and services …
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Census in South Africa – 15 years on 0
After the recent census in South Africa, for which the results have not yet been released, it seems interesting to take a look at the results of the 1996 national census, so as to prepare the way for a comparison with the 2011 results when they are eventually made public. 15 years may not seem …
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Travel docs for refugees 5
People in a country who have official refugee status have recourse to a travel document known as the United Nations Travel Convention document (UNTCD). They are supposed to use it instead of their passport, since the danger in traveling on the passport of their nationality is that if they are deported they may be taken …
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