Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration to update on asylum ruling
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration held an urgent meeting last night following the recent Constitutional Court judgment on asylum seekers and the Refugees Act, effectively reopening South Africa’s asylum system to new applicants.
He notes that there have been several other judgments on the matter, including a moratorium issued by the Judge President of the Gauteng division on some asylum-related cases, pending a hearing of the Constitutional Court judgment by a full bench.
Deputy Government Spokesperson William Baloyi says the chairperson of the IMC, Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, will brief the nation on the outcomes of last night’s meeting at nine o’clock this morning.
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