A six to twelve month wait for critical documents like passports and ID books is unacceptable! The Department of Home Affairs and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation are failing on their joint responsibility to ensure South Africans living overseas get their passports, ... Read more about Sign our petition for a capable Home Affairs abroad
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Severe delays in issuing documents a service delivery failure at South African missions abroad
By Francine Higham - DA Abroad Leader On Tuesday the Democratic Alliance's (DA) Shadow Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Darren Bergman, together with the DA Abroad UK Committee Chairperson, Justin Adams and Committee Member, Rory Jubber, conducted an oversight visit to the ... Read more about Severe delays in issuing documents a service delivery failure at South African missions abroad
DA Abroad calls on South Africans abroad to assist with our “Loss of Citizenship” court challenge
Last year the Democratic Alliance launched an application in the Johannesburg High Court to challenge section 6(1)(a) of the South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 (the Act) which we deem to be unconstitutional. The government’s response was that the many hundreds of South Africans who are losing ... Read more about DA Abroad calls on South Africans abroad to assist with our “Loss of Citizenship” court challenge
2019 DA Abroad National Organising Committee and Country Representative Nomination Forms
As per the schedule previously published on the 15 June 2019, we are excited to announce that the nominations, for first stage of the DA Abroad 2019 Internal Elections, namely the National Organising Committees and Country Representatives, have opened today, 23rd June 2019. Below you will find ... Read more about 2019 DA Abroad National Organising Committee and Country Representative Nomination Forms
2019 Elections: South Africans abroad continue to support the DA, but voting challenges persist
By Francine Higham, DA Abroad Leader With the results of the 2019 General Election now confirmed we are pleased to announce that 74.45% of South Africans who cast their vote abroad on the 27 April, voted for the DA. Thank you to every single voter abroad who travelled great distances to ... Read more about 2019 Elections: South Africans abroad continue to support the DA, but voting challenges persist
WATCH: Ross Taverner and Mary Paccard speak to Radio France Internationale about the SA Elections
DA Abroad France Chairperson, Ross Taverner, and Deputy Chairperson, Mary Paccard, spoke to Radio France Internationale about the upcoming South African elections and what's at stake for our country's future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh9g7z87QB0&feature=youtu.be ... Read more about WATCH: Ross Taverner and Mary Paccard speak to Radio France Internationale about the SA Elections
WATCH: DA Abroad’s Sibongile Zulu speaks to Press TV about the state of South Africa 25 years after Apartheid
On Friday, 26 April, DA Abroad UK Secretary, Sibongile Zulu spoke to Press TV about the state of South Africa after 25 years of ANC government. The verdict - our country needs change and only the DA can deliver this change. Watch the full interview below. ... Read more about WATCH: DA Abroad’s Sibongile Zulu speaks to Press TV about the state of South Africa 25 years after Apartheid
Thank you to the thousands of South African abroad who voted for change on Freedom Day
By Francine Higham, DA Abroad Leader The DA’s Blue Wave truly went international on Freedom Day! Thank you to the tens of thousands of South Africans living abroad, who travelled great distances to foreign missions around the world on Saturday, 27 April to cast their vote for change in South ... Read more about Thank you to the thousands of South African abroad who voted for change on Freedom Day
South Africans abroad urged to cast their vote for change on Freedom Day
Tomorrow, as we celebrate Freedom Day and appreciate our country’s hard-won democracy, over 29,000 South Africans living abroad will have the opportunity to cast their vote in one of the most important elections in our country’s history since 1994. Tomorrow, we will vote for the friends and ... Read more about South Africans abroad urged to cast their vote for change on Freedom Day
The VEC10 form is here! Deadline for submission is midnight on 13 March
It's official! South Africans abroad will cast their vote on Saturday, 27 April (Yes, we got weekend voting!). What better way to celebrate our country's democracy than casting our vote on Freedom Day? Now all you need to do in order to cast your vote abroad is complete the VEC10 form and ... Read more about The VEC10 form is here! Deadline for submission is midnight on 13 March