Name: Luyanda

Surname: Msibi

Student number: 14733773

Subject: CPD1501
Question 1

1.1 -Firstly, a person qualifies for the acquisition of South African citizenship by naturalisation if he or
she was a South African citizen by naturalisation immediately prior to 1 January 2013

-Secondly, in case of an applicant with dual citizenship, he or she will qualify for a certificate of
naturalisation if he or she is a citizen of a country that allows dual citizenship

-Thirdly, in case of children, a major child of parents who are not South African citizens or who have
not been admitted into the Republic for permanent residence, qualifies for citizenship by
naturalisation

-Fourthly, a person qualifies for citizenship by naturalisation if he or she has been granted a
certificate of naturalisation as a South African citizen or after 1 January 2013

1.2. -Yes, Sipho has been staying in South Africa for more than five years although he was arrested, I
think he will get citizenship

-He must prove that he is a good character

-He must prove that he is not a minor (the Minister, however, has a discretion to grant certificate of
naturalisation to a minor upon application by parents or guardian (s5(4) of Citizenship Act 1995

-He must be able to communicate in any of facial languages of the Republic to the satisfaction of the
Minister

-Must have made the declaration of allegiance (s5(6) of the Citizenship Act 1995)

1.3 Automatic statutory operation

-A person ceases to be a South African citizen if, whilst not being a minor, by some voluntary and
formal act other than marriage, he or she acquires the citizenship or nationality of another country

-A person ceases to be a South African citizenship if he or she has citizenship or nationality of

another country and serves in the armed forces of such country is at war with the Republic

-A person who acquire citizenship through naturalisation ceases to be a South African citizen if he or
she engages in war under the flag of a country that the government of the Republic does not support

Renunciation of citizenship

-Renunciation of citizenship basically result when a person renounces his or her citizenship by
making a declaration renouncing his or her citizenship because he or she also intends to accept
citizenship or nationality of another country, or he or she also has the citizenship country or he or
she also the citizenship of another country

-Children under the age of 18 years and of a parent who renounces his or her citizenship also lose
their South African citizenship also lose their South African citizenship if the other parent of such
children is not or does not remain a South African citizen

Deprivation of citizenship
-The Act requires a person who obtained his or her citizenship through naturalisation to be deprived
of citizenship if, he or she obtained a certificate of naturalisation by means of fraud, false
representation or the concealment of a material fact, or

-such certificate was granted in conflict with the provisions of this Act or any prior law

-A person can also be deprived of citizenship if he or she holds citizenship of another citizenship of
another country(dual citizenship).Such deprivation will only take place if

-such a citizen has at any time been sentenced in any country to a period of imprisonment of not less
than 12 months for any offence in the Republic

-or the Minister is satisfied that it is in the public interest that such citizen shall cease to be a South
African citizen

Question 2

2.1. Forms of democracy

-Direct democracy

A direct democracy is when citizens get to vote for a policy directly, without any intermediate
representative or houses of parliament. If the government has to pass a certain law or policy, it goes
to the people. They can vote on the issue and decide the fate of their own countries.

-Representative democracy

It is when people choose to vote for who will represent them in parliament. This is the most
common form of democracy found across the world. It takes advantage of division of labour; a small
group of representatives can use their expertise in policymaking, freeing everyone else to pursue
other tasks.

-Presentative democracy

The president of a state has a significant amount of power over the government. He or she is either
directly or indirectly elected by citizens of the state. The president and the executive brands of the
government are not liable to the legislature, but cannot, under normal circumstances, dismiss the
legislature cannot remove the president from his or her office either, unless the case is extreme.

-Parliamentary democracy

A democracy that gives more power to the legislature is called a parliamentary democracy. The
executive branch drives its democracy legitimacy only from the legislature. the parliament. The
elected legislature(parliament) chooses the head of the government (prime minister) and may
remove the prime minister at any time by passing a vote of no confidence.

-Authoritarian democracy

This is when only the elites are a part of the parliamentary process. The individuals of the state are
allowed to vote for their chosen candidate, “regular people” cannot enter the elections. Therefore,
in the end, it is only the ruling elite that decide on the various interests of the state’s population.
Modern-day Russia under Vladimir Putin is a classic example of this type if governance. Even Hong
Kong generally falls under the same category.

Features of constitutional democracy

-Minority rights. Even though “the majority rules,” the rights of those who are minority citizens
guaranteed. Right to minorities: Under a constitutional democratic system the rights of the
marginalized are protected by the constitution.

-Limited government. Law restricts the power of the government; and there is the constitution,
where written or unwritten, that those in power must abide by the government is limited.

-Institutional and procedural limitations on power. There are specific institutional and procedural
tools that restrict the power of the government. They could be:

-Separated and shared powers. Powers are distributed among different branches or agencies that
compromise administration. Each department or agency is primarily responsible for specific
executive, legislative and juridical functions. But every department shares its responsibilities with
other branches.

-Checks and balances. Different branches or agencies of government have the power to monitor the
power of the branches. Balances and checked could include the power of judiciary review.

2.2. -Political participation is important for democracy for the improvement if human advancement

-The future of the nation as well as other elements rely upon willingness of the general population
to be sovereign

-The procedure of the citizen participation is an open door given to private people to impact choices
for general society and to be a piece of the equitable basic decision-making process

-To state that we have legislature that is for, by and of the general population does not imply that
every citizen is autocratic and ‘bring matters into own hands’

-Individuals who live in rural areas have distinctive perspective on the administration contrasted
with the individuals who live in urban communities

-Public participation is a key to providing checks, balances that reflect the people’s decisions

-It is also an opportunity for the citizens of the country to receive feedback on how its diverse
concerns were considered