A denationalised client from Zimbabwe may still be able to make a case for refugee status on the basis of arbitrary withdrawal of nationality due to race/tribe/ethnicity or membership of a social group (those persons born in Zimbabwe to parents from other countries). However, it is likely that he or she would need to show that the 2013 constitutional amendments either are not being applied to him/her personally (an application to restore citizenship was rejected) or to show country research establishing that the new constitution has not changed the way the Registrar General implements the Citizenship Act. Promoting citizenship and preventing statelessness in South Africa: A practitioner’s guide Finding a solution for clients: immigration status and citizenship enforced. At the time of this writing, the Zimbabwe Citizenship Act has not been amended and thus is now unconstitutional; it still prohibits dual nationality and provides that persons born in Zimbabwe to 'foreign' parents have lost their citizenship. 103

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