DA welcomes ConCourt ruling affirming South Africans can attain dual citizenship
The decision also declares the reversal of all South Africans who lost their citizenship, owing to a previous section of the Citizenship Act.
FILE: A Democratic Alliance flag. Picture: RODGER BOSCH/AFP
JOHANNESBURG - The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed a ruling by the Constitutional Court affirming that South Africans can attain dual citizenship.
The decision also declares the reversal of all South Africans who lost their citizenship, owing to a previous section of the Citizenship Act.
The party launched legal action before the High Court in Pretoria against the act and later the Supreme Court of Appeal, which declared it constitutionally invalid.
This warranted confirmation from the Constitutional Court for the order to take effect.
The Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber is now tasked with giving effect to the order of the highest court.
DA spokesperson on Home Affairs, Adrian Roos, said: "Today’s victory also means that all South Africans who inadvertently lost their citizenship have had it restored. This victory is a testament to the mandate South African voters have given the DA to fight for their rights, to protect them from government abuse of power and to uphold the Constitution."