UCT Children’s Institute and Home Affairs clash in court over late birth registration backlog
Daily Maverick | 11.06.2026 06:04
On Wednesday, 10 June, the UCT Children’s Institute and a group of South African parents, represented by the Legal Resources Centre, were in the Western Cape High Court fighting for a structural interdict that would compel the Department of Home Affairs to develop a comprehensive, transparent plan to address the late registration of birth applications backlog.
