Question NW2027 to the Minister of Home Affairs
11 August 2017 - NW2027
Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(1)(a) What number of persons were granted South African citizenship through section 5(9) of the South African Citizenship Act, Act 88 of 1995, as amended, (i) in each of the past 10 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b) what are the names of the specified persons and (c) on which dates were the citizenships granted in each case; (2) whether any member of the Executive has ever intervened and/or assisted in the granting of citizenship to the specified persons; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what was the name of the (i) specified person who was assisted and (ii) member of the Executive who became involved and (b) on what date was each such citizenship granted?
Reply:
(a)(i) As indicated in the available records:
2007:1
2008:No one
2009:No one
2010: 5
2011: 3
2012: 2
2014: 2
2015:6
2016: 12
(a)(ii) No person’s has been granted citizenship under section 5(9) of the citizenship act since 1 April 2017.
(b) The names are as follows:
In 2007
- Bahaeldin Abdelsater
In 2010
- Professor Mthuli Ncube
- Ode Fulutudilu
- Tendai Mtawarira
- Muhammad Imran Tahir
- Sandra Bilonda Zaca
In 2011
- Simangele Tapela
- Godfrey Danisa Tapela
- Valerie Mercella O’Connor-Makatini
In 2012
- Jerome Walter Henri Valcke
- Mohamed Salman Momed Elherfi
In 2014
- Prevost James Casell
- Aguiar Vasco de Jesus Barradas
In 2015
- Alablak Ali
- Dino Gabriel
- Gupta Angoori
- Gupta Shivani
- Singhala Kamal kant
- Surya Kant
In 2016
- Dominic Kincaid Ferszt
- Chadha Arun Suraj
- Chadha Renika Arun
- Adeniji Adeloye Amoo Temitope
- Adenji Selinah Idowu Adeyemi
- Kalumbu Nathan
- Kalumbu Siphiwe
- Kalumbu Kamuyamben Nigel
- Kalumbu Chelsea Robin
- Kalumbu Anna-marie Danai
- Du Hyen Kim
- Wieslaw Tomasz Honik
(c) Date which citizenship was granted:
- Bahaeldin Abdelsater- 2007-08-13
- Sandra Bilonda Zaca- 2010-04-22
- Professor Mthuli Ncube- 2010-05-21
- Ode Fulutudilu- 2010-05-25
- Tendai Mtawarira- 2010-06-28
- Muhammad Imran Tahir- 2010-12-31
- Simangele Tapela- 2011-03-01
- Godfrey Danisa Tapela- 2011-03-01
- Valerie Mercella O’Connor-Makatini- 2011-03-08
- Jerome Walter Henri Valcke- 2012- 06-16
- Mohamed Salman Momed Elherfi- 2012-02-01
- Prevost James Casell- 2014-03-20
- Aguiar Vasco de Jesus Barradas- 2014-04-15
- Alablak Ali- 2015-05-03
- Dino Gabriel- 2015-05-27
- Gupta Angoori- 215-05-30
- Gupta Shivani- 2015-05-30
- Singhala Kamal kant- 2015-05-30
- Surya Kant- 2015-05-30
- Dominic Kincaid Ferszt- 2016-11-11
- Chadha Arun Suraj- 2016-02-02
- Chadha Renika Arun- 2016-02-02
- Adeniji adeloye amoo temitope- 2016-02-02
- Adeniji Sewlinah Idowu adeyemi- 2016-02-02
- Kalumbu Nathan- 2016-02-04
- Kalumbu Siphiwe -2016-02-04
- Kalumbu Kamuyambeni Nigel – 2016-02-04
- Kalumbu Chelsea Robin -2016-02-04
- Kalumbu Anna-marie Danai – 2016-02-04
- Du Hyen Kim – 2016-02-11
- Wieslaw Tomasz Honik- 2016-02-18
(2) No Minister has interfered in the process of the department as all cases with regard to section 5(9) are dealt with in line with the citizenship act stipulations.
The position is the department follow the act prescripts as stipulated.