The Helen Suzman Foundation launched legal action to challenge Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit. The foundation said the process allowed little time for notification and public consultation.
The Helen Suzman Foundation launched legal action against Cabinet's decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit.The foundation said the process allowed little time for notification and public consultation.
"It is not the position of HSF that those migrants who are in South Africa unlawfully should be entitled to remain, nor even that the ZEP must continue in perpetuity," the foundation said. It raised the ire of Zimbabweans and rights groups, who approached the court on an urgent basis. They were, however, unsuccessful.
The foundation said:"This special dispensation regime has offered legal protection to approximately 178 000 Zimbabwean nationals, allowing them to live, work and study in South Africa. It has prevailed for well over a decade, meaning that permit-holders have built lives, families and careers here, and contributed to South Africa and its economy.
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