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Department of Home Affairs begins issuing official certificates for Muslim marriages

By Ragheema Mclean In a significant development for the recognition of Islamic marriages in South Africa, the Department of Home Affairs has announced the issuance of official certificates acknowledging Muslim marriages. This change marks a long-awaited update to the department's internal systems, ensuring that marriages between members of the Islamic faith are formally recognized. Speaking to VOC News, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber acknowledged the delayed recognition, noting that it […]

today28 October 2024

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a Legal expert on Chidimma Adetshina’s indentity case: “She may stripped of her citizenship”

By Kouthar Sambo The Department of Home Affairs and the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (the Hawks) discovered that the mother of Chidimma Adetshina may have allegedly assumed the identity of a Tshwane woman born in 1982. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive on Wednesday, a legal expert at Scalabrini Centre James Chapman, said it is too early to tell what the ultimate outcome of the application would be. "The situation […]

today22 August 2024

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