Question NW90 to the Minister of Home Affairs
20 February 2019 - NW90
Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
What number of persons with citizenship of any of the other Southern African Development Community member states received South African citizenship between (a) 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017 and (b) 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018?
Reply:
a) Number of persons with citizenship from SADC between 01 January 2017 and 31 December 2017:
SADC COUNTRIES |
TOTAL NUMBER OF NATURALISED CITIZENS PER COUNTRY |
ANGOLA |
1 |
BOTSWANA |
0 |
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO |
46 |
ESWATINI |
16 |
LESOTHO |
53 |
MADAGASCAR |
0 |
MALAWI |
16 |
MAURITIUS |
0 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
141 |
NAMIBIA |
0 |
SEYCHELLES |
0 |
TANZANIA |
0 |
ZAMBIA |
5 |
ZIMBABWE |
142 |
b) Number of persons with citizenship from SADC between 01 January 2018 and 31 December 2018:
SADC COUNTRIES |
TOTAL NUMBER OF NATURALISED CITIZENS PER COUNTRY |
ANGOLA |
5 |
BOTSWANA |
6 |
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO |
89 |
ESWATINI |
12 |
LESOTHO |
89 |
MADAGASCAR |
0 |
MALAWI |
18 |
MAURITIUS |
5 |
MOZAMBIQUE |
160 |
NAMIBIA |
1 |
SEYCHELLES |
0 |
TANZANIA |
3 |
ZAMBIA |
14 |
ZIMBABWE |
141 |