Home Affairs stands firm on unabridged birth certificate rules

The Department of Home Affairs says that from June 1‚ all of the approximately 2.7 million children travelling through South Africa each year will require an unabridged birth certificate and the consent of both parents to travel. Briefing the portfolio committee on home affairs on the new regulations‚ the department’s director-general‚ Mkuseli Apleni‚ said the requirements were based on international benchmarks in countries like the UK‚ the USA‚ Australia and for applications for a Schengen vis...