N.N and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (EL1252/2020) [2022] ZAECELLC 26 (20 September 2022)
Court
Eastern Cape High Court, East London Local Court
Case number
EL1252/2020
Judge
N G Beshe
The High Court dismissed a bid to compel an identity number for a child born in South Africa to Zimbabwean parents, and set aside an unlawfully issued identity number for the eldest child.
N.N and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (EL1252/2020) [2022] ZAECELLC 41 (20 September 2022)
Court
Eastern Cape High Court, East London Local Court
Case number
EL1252/2020
Judge
N G Beshe
The court found that the applicants' minor children, not being South African citizens or holders of permanent residency permits, are not entitled to birth certificates with unique identity numbers. The process requires registration of birth in the country of citizenship and subsequent application for permanent residency before an identity number can be assigned. The exemption from exhausting internal remedies was granted due to the best interests of the child. The identity number previously issued to the first child was found to have been issued unlawfully, as the child did not hold permanent…
