{
  "id": 13689237,
  "title": "Asylum seeker applications: Government considers court bid to buy Home Affairs time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/asylum-seeker-applications-government-considers-court-bid-to-buy-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T09:17:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/asylum-seeker-applications-government-considers-court-application/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration, has indicated that the government may seek a supervisory order from the courts following the Constitutional Court's recent judgment on asylum seeker applications. The IMC had shared details of the government's plan to implement the court's decision on Sunday. A supervisory order would enable the court to oversee the implementation process and provide guidance on its operationalization. The order may also involve a suspension period, allowing the Department of Home Affairs time to bolster its administrative, human resource, infrastructure, and processing capacity to sustainably execute the judgment. On Friday, the department withdrew a directive issued on September 28 regarding the intake of asylum seeker applications, stating that attempting to implement the judgment immediately led to unforeseen consequences. These consequences included overwhelmed RRO operations, placed officials at risk, and resulted in threats to public safety and order. Kubayi believes that a supervisory order could provide the necessary guidance for a responsible and lawful implementation of the court order, ensuring constitutional obligations are met in an orderly and practical manner, in the public interest. The government plans to request the court for guidance on the nature and scope of the supervisory measure and the appropriate duration of the judgment's suspension. The objective is not to delay compliance but to ensure effective and sustainable means, as delaying could result in contempt of court. Kubayi emphasizes that the government is finding a balance between complying with the court order and addressing the concerns of many South Africans, requesting time and patience from the court and citizens.",
  "summary": "A supervisory order would allow the court to retain oversight of the implementation process and guide how the order is operationalised.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "published": "2026-10-11T09:04:00.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-10-11T11:36:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}