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The South African Citizenship Act stripped citizenship from South Africans who took another country’s citizenship. Now the Constitutional Court has confirmed a Supreme Court ruling that found a section of the Act to be arbitrary and irrational.

The Constitutional Court of South Africa has affirmed a ruling by the Supreme Court, declaring certain sections of the Citizenship Act unconstitutional and invalid. The order relates to section 6(1) of the Citizenship Act,

The organisation describes today’s decision as a milestone for thousands of South Africans abroad who, based on this section, automatically lost their citizenship when they, without ministerial permission,

The DA sought confirmation of a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment that declared some provisions of the act unconstitutional and invalid.

A law which automatically stripped South Africans of citizenship if they took citizenship of another country is unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court has ruled. The court struck down part of the South African Citizenship Act. Those affected are now deemed not to have lost their citizenship.

The company prepares to present to South African courts the evidence it believes shows MTN committed acts of bribery and corruption in Iran.

The Supreme Court has overturned a 2022 ruling in favour of MTN involving a $4.2-billion damages claim against the mobile network operator.