Question NW90 to the Minister of Home Affairs

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20 February 2019 - NW90

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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

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