Zimbabwe Exemption Permits - Foundation in Court Again

The Helen Suzman Foundation has gone back to court in an attempt to secure an order to protect Zimbabwean Exemption Permit holders whose presence in South Africa, it said, was again under threat, GroundUp reports.

In June three judges of the Pretoria High Court declared the decision by the Minister of Home Affairs to terminate the permit programme to be unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. They ruled that the permits remain valid while the minister conducted a fair and rational inquiry into the impact of their termination.

The October 26 litigation, before the same three judges, was necessary because the minister was intent on appealing the ruling, which meant it would be suspended. The foundation wants an execution order that will protect ZEP holders, pending the outcome of the government's appeals.

The minister has already failed in a bid to get permission for leave to appeal from the Pretoria Court and has now indicated that he will approach the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Judgment was reserved.

This article originally appeared on AllAfrica

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