'No comment' from Home Affairs until Adetshina citizenship probe is completed
The Department of Home Affairs said on Friday it would not comment on investigations involving Miss SA finalist Chidimma Adetshina until the probe has been completed.
The department found prima facie evidence that Adetshina's mother committed fraud and identity theft.
The Miss SA top 11 contestant has been a topic of intense debate on social media due to her nationality.
Adetshina was reportedly born in Soweto to a Nigerian father and a mother with 'strong Mozambican roots.
The Department of Home Affairs released a statement on Thursday, committing to conclude the investigation speedily.
"The Department of Home Affairs acknowledges the media and public interest in the ongoing investigation requested by the Miss SA pageant,” it said.
"The update provided yesterday indicates that our team is hard at work to establish the full set of facts and is committed to communicating those facts in a transparent manner at the appropriate time.
"To safeguard the integrity of the process, the department will, however, not be commenting publicly again until we are in a position to announce the final outcome of the inquiry.”
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