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Births and Deaths Registration Act

Case to allow a husband to take wife’s surname reaches ConCourt

South Africa

Case to allow a husband to take wife’s surname reaches ConCourt

By Suné Payne

High court orders Department of Home Affairs to register birth of stateless man after 10-year battle

Maverick Citizen

High court orders Department of Home Affairs to register birth of stateless man after 10-year battle

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Concourt rules high court wrong over burial of foetuses under 26-weeks

South Africa

Concourt rules high court wrong over burial of foetuses under 26-weeks

By Tania Broughton