“There must be no law that's against its own people. There must be no law that will push an agenda…,” Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the withdrawal of the directive on asylum seekers gives the government an opportunity to rectify.
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IMMIGRATION PROTESTS | Cultural activist Ngizwe Mchunu has questioned why Home Affairs did not foresee the outcome of the asylum application process before its implementation. He also calls for unity and patriotism.
Protests erupt in Soweto and Durban over a Constitutional Court ruling allowing undocumented foreigners to apply for asylum. Protesters fear it amounts to amnesty, but the ruling requires applications to be assessed on merit, not automatically approved.