ZEP judgment exposes Home Affairs’ cavalier attitude to human rights

Pretoria court emphasises lack of consultation by home affairs, and its failure to provide evidence backing its case

02 July 2023 - 00:00 By Franny Rabkin

What was most striking about the judgment setting aside home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s decision last year to terminate the Zimbabwe exemption permit (ZEP) regime was its repeated findings that there was no evidence to support the minister’s case. ..

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