ANTI-IMMIGRANT CHAOS: State to ask court to supervise Home Affairs in scramble to fix asylum system
The Department of Home Affairs plans to introduce a new asylum registration system by 10 November, as the government prepares to ask the courts for more time to comply with a Constitutional Court ruling.
The Department of Home Affairs is preparing to introduce a new asylum registration system by 10 November in response to a Constitutional Court ruling. The government is seeking court approval to implement the ruling, which removed procedural barriers to asylum applications. Home Affairs is expected to announce the new system's launch on 10 November, with assisted registration available at refugee reception offices and for detained individuals.
The system aims to prevent a repeat of the anti-immigrant violence that erupted in Durban and Soweto this week. The government plans to ask the courts for more time to comply with the Constitutional Court judgment, which could result in a supervisory order guiding implementation. Home Affairs officials emphasize that the new system will not grant refugees status or visas, but rather record an individual's intention to apply for asylum and provide proof of that intention while awaiting formal application processing.
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