Johnathan Paoli
THE Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has announced on Wednesday that he will “vigorously oppose” the court application made by the Helen Suzman Foundation, which aims to stop the mass deporting of illegal Zimbabwean nationals.
This follows on the NGO launching a court application against the home affairs ministry in order to protect Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) holders pending the conclusion of the government appeal process.
The ZEP is a special permit that allows Zimbabweans who were previously granted a Dispensation of Zimbabweans Project (DZP) permit to work, study or conduct business in South Africa.
In June this year, the Pretoria High Court declared Minister Motsoaledi’s decision to terminate the ZEP unlawful, unconstitutional, and invalid.
The foundation’s executive director Nicole Fritz said the foundation’s application was to safeguard the integrity of the judgment and ensure a fair and reasonable process.
Fritz remained staunch in her defence
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