CPD1501 - Citizenship, Public Participation And Democracy

CPD Written by V.N Themba 2 STUDY UNIT 1 Legislation history of South African citizenship law.  The South African Citizenship Act 49 of 1949 was passed.  The South African Act 49 of 1949 instituted the status of South African citizenship.  The Act extended South African citizenship to citizens of Commonwealth countries by allowing them to register.  The extension was abolished a year after South Africa became a Republic in 1961.  The Black Homeland Citizenship Act of 1970 did not resolve the situation of denying black people the right to vote.  The Black Homeland Citizenship Act of 1970 ensured that every African was granted additional status of citizenship on the basis if their connection to one of the designated homelands through language, culture or race.  The citizenship of the people belonging to the independent homelands was restored in 1986.  The Restoration of South African Citizenship Act 73 of 1986 was passed.  Their citizenship was further reiterated by the Restoration of South African Citizenship Act 196 of 1993.  The situation changed in 1993 when South Africa adopted the interim constitution.  This position was retained by the 1996 which replaced the 1993 Interim Constitution. The Acquisition of citizenship  Acquiring citizenship by birth  Acquiring citizenship by descent  Acquiring citizenship by naturalization