Department of Home Affairs
Ramaphosa says suspending Home Affairs’ asylum directive after violent protests in Durban and Soweto was lawful, not contempt of court, despite criticism.
Mseazar explains Home Affairs' directive to accept asylum claims from irregular entrants after a Constitutional Court ruling, amid border-control concerns online.
The unrest continues in Durban, as protesters stormed a home and looted it and then set it alight, before police were able to respond to the scene.
General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi announced that police are looking into senior Home Affairs officials for allegedly assisting foreign nationals enter South Africa.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile welcomed Homes Affairs' directive pause, but many were surprised that he admitted he had not read the Constitutional Court ruling.
Home Affairs withdrew its asylum directive after unrest in Durban and Soweto, as March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese urged a referendum on the Constitution.
A vehicle was set alight near the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg as protesters delivered a memorandum demanding answers over the asylum seeker ruling.
The Department of Home Affairs withdrew its asylum directive after reception offices faced an overwhelming number of applications and safety risks.
Violent scenes erupted in Durban's Central Business District, as cars were torched after a local man was allegedly shot dead by foreign nationals.
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