When were birth certificates first issued in Zimbabwe?

Question

I want to find out when they first started issuing birth certificates whether it be rhodesia or zimbabwe?as im trying to prove that the facility did not exist until the early 1940s

Answer 1

You should either consult a lawyer there or look at Operational Instructions for the US Embassy. You can send your question to:

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This news article( published in July 2004)  leads me to believe that requirement of birth registration is loose:

Child rights campaigners are looking to amend current Zimbabwean legislation to make birth registration easier, as nearly a third of all children do not possess a birth certificate, restricting their access to public services.

Zimbabwe has ratified the Convention of the African Child, which emphases a child's right to a name and nationality, and makes registration immediately after birth compulsory. But neither the Zimbabwean constitution nor the Births and Deaths Registration (BDR) Act expressly state that a child has the right to be registered.

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?repo...

Also try looking at this question and answer sheet. If the birth certificate is not available, may be you can still register it and get a certificate.

http://www.kubatana.net/docs/resour/lrf_...

Answer 2

I would say 1981, my partner was born in 1980 and he got a Rhodesian birth certificate. his sister was born in 1981 and got a Zimbabwean certificate.

If you want to be 100% sure it would have come into play when Mugabe took power

Answer 3

If you were born in Rhodesia as it was then, I know that if your parents were British,  the births were registered as early as 1919. An uncle was born there at that time and in the seventies he had to get a replacement birth certificate from the embassy there. I don't know if this applied to other nationals of other countries. The local indiginous people might not have been registered though? I hope this helps.

Answer 4

I don't know, I live in Pakistan.