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J.V.R v Director General of Home Affairs and Others (12111/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 69; [2025] 2 All SA 927 (WCC) (19 February 2025)
High Court costs ruling in a late birth registration case. The court held that delays were largely not attributable to Home Affairs and ordered each party to pay its own costs.
P.M obo M.M v Director General of Home Affairs and Others (040799/2024 ; 2024/046416 ; 2024/019004 ; 2024/017782) [2024] ZAGPPHC 1330 (12 December 2024)
The court found that all four applications were poorly drafted, lacked substantive evidence, and failed to comply with statutory and regulatory requirements for birth registration. The applicants did not provide adequate proof of parental status, lawful presence in South Africa, or valid reasons for late registration. Supporting documents were inconsistent, unclear, and in some cases not authenticated. The court noted duplicative filings and copy-paste allegations, indicating an abuse of process by the legal representatives. Given the risks associated with improper birth registration, includi…
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I.F.H (Nee V.Z) and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (2023-100855) [2024] ZAGPPHC 993 (27 May 2024)
The High Court ordered Home Affairs to register a Tanzanian-born adopted child’s birth, grant naturalisation, and issue identity documents.
Khoza v Minister of Home Affairs and Another [2023] ZAGPPHC 140; 6700/2022; [2023] 2 All SA 489 (GP) (27 February 2023)
The High Court ordered late registration of birth and declared a South African-born, stateless applicant a citizen by birth, alternatively by naturalisation.
Mkhize v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (1065/2010) [2011] ZAKZDHC 6 (9 February 2011)
The court dealt with 252 Home Affairs review matters about delayed birth registration and identity documents, dismissing many and granting relief in cases of unreasonable delay.
Myeza v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (12727/2009) [2011] ZAKZDHC 5 (6 January 2011)
The court disposed of grouped review and contempt applications about identity documents and late birth registration, dismissing many as misconceived and awarding costs in justified cases.
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