Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi reaffirmed on Thursday the right of South Africans holding dual citizenship to use their foreign passports abroad.
”As far as I am concerned, the public may be reassured that I remain committed to respecting the values of the Constitution and those entrenched in international law,” Buthelezi said.
Both the South African Constitution and international law suggested that the government should not interfere
with the rights of citizens to use the passports of other countries, he said in a statement.
Buthelezi’s comments followed media reports suggesting South African citizens who held the passports of other countries would no longer be allowed to use these passports.
”I wish to reassure the public that at least for as long as I am Minister of Home Affairs, there is no need for concern about dual citizenship holders having to choose between South African and foreign citizenship.”
Home Affairs is responsible for issuing and administering passports. – Sapa