Parents' IDs unlawfully blocked | Court orders Home Affairs to register children

CAPE TOWN - The High Court has ordered the Home Affairs Department to register the birth or ID of babies and children even if their parent’s ID’s are unlawfully blocked or under investigation.

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The Children’s Institute has joined this case, siding with the court highlighting how the blocking of a parent’s ID harms their child’s right to be registered at birth.

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Mbonisi Nyathi from the University of Cape Town Children’s Institute unpacks this.