"We are just beside ourselves with joy. We won on human rights grounds. The judge ruled in our favour‚ along with awarding us the costs of the hearing‚" said Freathy.
Fearing the worst‚ the couple were prepared to sell their photographic shop in Devon to fund their battle.
"It is such a relief. We have been able to keep the shop. Thank goodness‚" said Freathy.
The pair left South Africa for Britain in 2013 after a violent robbery at their Johannesburg home. They invested "every cent" in moving‚ with furniture and pets‚ to start the photographic shop.
The spousal visa‚ according to Freathy‚ was initially not renewed because the Home Office discovered that the business the couple owned was not paying them a full salary.
Freathy said their business made £55‚000 (R909‚000) profit last year‚ which was put back into the business‚ instead of paying themselves a salary.