(a) he or she, whilst not an being a minor, by some voluntary and formal act other than marriage, acquires the citizenship or nationality of a country other than the Republic; or (b) he or she in terms of the laws of any other country also has the citizenship or nationality of that country, and serves in the armed forces of such country while that country is at war with the Republic. (2) Any person referred to in subsection (1) may, prior to his or her loss of South African citizenship in terms of this section, apply to the Minister to retain his or her South African citizenship in terms of this section, apply to the Minister to retain his or her South African citizenship, and the Minister may, if he or she deems it fit, order such retention. (3) Any person who obtained South African citizenship by naturalisation in terms of this Act shall cease to be a South African citizen if he or she engages, under the flag of another country, in a war that the Republic does not support.” Section 7: (1) A South African citizen who intends to accept the citizenship or nationality of another country, or who also has the citizenship or nationality of a country other than the Republic, may make a declaration in the prescribed form renouncing his or her South African Citizenship. (2) The Minister shall upon receipt of a declaration made under this section cause such declaration to be registered in the manner prescribed, and thereupon the person who made the declaration shall cease to be a South African citizen. (3) Whenever a person ceases under subsection (2) to be a South African citizen, his or her minor children who are under the age of 18 years shall also cease to be South African citizens if the other parent of such children is not, or does not remain, a South African citizen. “ Section 8: (1) The Minister may by order deprive any South African citizen by naturalisation of his or her South African citizenship if he or she is satisfied that – (a) the certificate of naturalisation was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of a material fact; or (b) such certificate was granted in conflict with the provisions of this Act or any prior law. (2) The Minister may by order deprive a South African citizen who also has the citizenship or nationality of any other country of his or her South African citizenship if – (a) such citizen has at any time been sentenced in any country to a period of imprisonment of not less than 12 months for any offence which, if it was committed outside the Republic, would also have constituted an offence in the Republic; or (b) the Minister is satisfied that it is in the public interest that such citizen shall cease to be a South African citizen. (3) Whenever the Minister deprives a person of his or her South African citizenship under this section or section 10, that person shall cease to be a South African citizen with effect from such date as the Minister may direct and thereupon the certificate of naturalisation or any other certificate issued under this Act in relation to the status of the person concerned, shall be surrendered to the Minister and cancelled, and any person who refuses or fails on demand to the surrender any such certificate which he or she has in his or her possession, shall be guilty of an offense and liable to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both such fine and imprisonment.” Section 10: Whenever the responsible parent of a minor has in terms of the provisions of section 6 or 8 cease to be a South African citizen, the Minister may, with due regard to the provisions of the Children’s Act, order that 11