CAMPAIGN UPDATE - 28 August 2018: We have received confirmation today that the Minister of Home Affairs and the Director General for the Department of Home Affairs intends to oppose our application to challenge the constitutionality of Section 6.1 of the Citizenship Act. We are now waiting for ... Read more about No South African citizen should be deprived of their citizenship!
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Success in helping South Africans in France register to vote
On 14 March 2018, the Department of International Relations & Co-operation (DIRCO) issued instructions on behalf of the IEC, that South African missions abroad must allow South Africans living overseas to register to vote for the upcoming National Elections. Nevertheless, long after this ... Read more about Success in helping South Africans in France register to vote
The DA Abroad is on WhatsApp: join our broadcast list
The DA Abroad has launched two WhatsApp broadcast lists - one to keep you informed about the latest news from the DA and the DA Abroad, and the other to provide all the information you need to know in order to vote abroad in the 2019 National Election. To join the list simply add +447958291141 as ... Read more about The DA Abroad is on WhatsApp: join our broadcast list
DA Introduces Private Members Bill to Make Voting Abroad Easier
DA MP Mike Waters has introduced a private member’s bill that seeks to change the Electoral Act to allow South Africans living overseas to vote close to where they live, rather than having to cast their votes at a South African embassy, high commission or consulate in their host country, as is the ... Read more about DA Introduces Private Members Bill to Make Voting Abroad Easier
DIRCO Confirms Overseas Voter Registration is Open
The DA Abroad welcomes the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s (DIRCO) recent instruction to South African missions abroad, to allow South Africans living overseas to register to vote for the upcoming National Elections. YOUR VOTE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. REGISTER ... Read more about DIRCO Confirms Overseas Voter Registration is Open
DA Abroad Challenges Requirement for Passport when Voting Overseas
The DA Abroad welcomes the recent reply to a parliamentary question by DA Deputy Chief Whip, Mike Waters, that the then Minister of Home Affairs, Ayanda Dlodlo was considering scrapping the requirement to produce a passport when voting abroad as it is the DA’s view that this is discriminatory ... Read more about DA Abroad Challenges Requirement for Passport when Voting Overseas
South Africans abroad! Register to vote for Total Change in 2019
The National Election in 2019 will be our country's most important vote since 1994, and South Africans abroad can play an important role in ensuring real change for our country. For millions of South Africans, we will have to make a choice. Ultimately South Africans will choose whether we ... Read more about South Africans abroad! Register to vote for Total Change in 2019
DA Abroad Welcomes the IEC’s Consideration to Increase Overseas Voting Stations for 2019
The DA and DA Abroad continue to pursue improved access to voting for South Africans living abroad, a key issue being the lack of voting stations where South Africans live around the world. In November 2017, the DA's Deputy Chief Whip, Mike Waters, asked the South African Minister of Home ... Read more about DA Abroad Welcomes the IEC’s Consideration to Increase Overseas Voting Stations for 2019
Fake News Correction: The Green SA ID Book is Not Expiring
It has come to our attention that there are images being shared on social media, similar to the one below, stating that the South African green bar-coded ID book will be expiring. This information is false and has been disputed by the Dept. of Home Affairs. In response to this fake message ... Read more about Fake News Correction: The Green SA ID Book is Not Expiring
Don’t lose your South African Citizenship. Read this BEFORE Applying for Foreign Citizenship
Many South Africans unwittingly lose their South African citizenship when they apply for citizenship of another country. This can be quite a traumatic experience, especially if you only discover this some time after acquiring foreign citizenship. In terms of Section 6 of the Citizenship Act, ... Read more about Don’t lose your South African Citizenship. Read this BEFORE Applying for Foreign Citizenship