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Gigaba: Dual citizenship not under review

Source: Jenna Etheridge, News24, 01/09/2015

Cape Town – There is "absolutely" no review of the SA Citizenship Act
with regards to dual citizenship, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba
said on Thursday.

"I must emphasise that there would never be a time when we take an
arbitrary decision on these issues. We will always be guided by the
Constitution," he told journalists in Cape Town.

"A blanket ban is certainly not on the cards. It would be wrong of us
to do that."

African National Congress international relations subcommittee
chairperson Obed Bapela had called for the dual citizenship policy to
be reviewed, according to the Sunday Times.
Bapela had raised concerns that citizens were fighting in the Israel
Defence Force.

"I am aware this has caused a lot of consternation among people, and
we would appeal for calm so that nobody should feel that views
expressed by any chairperson or committee necessarily reflect the
views of government and cabinet," Gigaba said.

He added that the ANC had no position to this effect.

"At present... the arguments [on this call] are not clear. The only
thing that is clear is that it arises out of our general support for
the Palestinian cause."

Should it arise at the party's National General Council next month, he
said they would advance the position that legislation should not be
directed at certain people or countries, but be generally
applicable.

He said the act was last amended in 2009 and addressed those taking up
arms for another country.

"We also made a provision in the amendment that if you fight for
another country, you have chosen another flag and therefore you will
lose your South African citizenship."

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