Asylum system reopens after ConCourt judgment
Gqeberha Refugee Reception Office. Photo: Joseph Chirume / GroundUp (CC BY-ND 4.0)
Under laws in force since 2020, Home Affairs could refuse asylum applications from people without a valid transit visa, which shut out most newcomers. The Constitutional Court struck those provisions down in July, and Refugee Reception Offices, including Gqeberha’s, are now accepting new applicants again, GroundUp’s Joseph Chirume reports.
