FreshSqueeze | High Court orders Department of Home Affairs to stop ID blocking

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The High Court ordered the Department of Home Affairs to stop blocking the birth registration or ID of any child whose parent’s ID has been unlawfully blocked or is under investigation. Mbonisi Nyathi, Legal Researcher at the Children’s Institute talks to Mpho Mashita and Complexion about what ID blocking is, who is affected the most by it and what this ruling by the High Court means.

18 Jan English South Africa Business · Arts

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