Abida Bhanjee, will represent the Zimbabweans.
The department of home affairs has been accused of rejecting asylum applications on the grounds that there is no war in Zimbabwe. Former Movement for Democratic Change MP and treasurer, Roy Bennett, was denied asylum on the grounds that he should face trial in Zimbabwe.
The South Africa government is coming under fire for actively supporting the Mugabe regime. The Mbeki government is accused of making life difficult for Zimbabweans by ill-treating and deporting them to face persecution at home.
Democratic Republic of Congo nationals face the same fate as they are rejected on the grounds that elections took place there recently. – Zakeus Chibaya
26.10.2006
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Zims take SA minister to court
PRETORIA - Seven Zimbabweans are taking the South African minister of home affairs, Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula, to court after their applications for asylum permits were rejected on flimsy grounds.
The application will be heard in the Pretoria High Court today and tomorrow. Wits Law Clinic Director,
The application will be heard in the Pretoria High Court today and tomorrow. Wits Law Clinic Director,