“whoa,” he said, looking back at the blast. “that was a rather large explosion.” Cream of semolina kuphekwe kwalokho ubisi olujiyile kuyinto ukunambitheka emnene nomusa ngokwengeziwe. Ngakho umkhiqizo abakwazi kuphela gcoba amakhekhe, kodwa futhi ukuhlobisa ezihlukahlukene amakhekhe. when the birth of a south african is registered that child’s name and birth date is linked to an identity number and a record is created on the national population register (npr). this gives the child the identity of a south african citizen, with all the constitutional rights and obligations that go with this status. protecting the npr means protecting your identity and your birth right. the department has thus taken a decision that for south africans there should be one entry point into our population register, at birth. the law demands that parents register their new born babies within 30 days of birth. once a child has a birth certificate, he or she can be issued with a passport and access services offered by other departments, such as health, education and social development.