5 What birth certificate do I get if I was born in South Africa to Zimbabwean parents? All children born in South Africa must receive a birth certificate from South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs. Remember, getting a birth certificate in South Africa does not mean that you are a South African citizen. Children born in South Africa are given different birth certificates depending on where they have citizenship (usually, but not always, the country where they moved from). If you are born as a South If a computer-generated (printed) you will be given a handwritten African citizen, you will be given birth certificate. It will have your South African ID number on it. This is called a DHA-5 birth certificate. you are a Zimbabwean citizen born in South Africa, birth certificate. It will not have a South African ID number on it. This is called a DHA-19 birth certificate. 4