South Africa: No Reason to Continue Zimbabwe Exemption Permits, Minister Motsoaledi Argues in Court

Harare — Aaron Motsoaledi, South Africa’s minister of home affairs, wants to contest a ruling from the Supreme Court of Appeals (SCA) that said he violated the law and Constitution by terminating the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP), The Citizen reports.

The Department of Home Affairs had argued in Pretoria’s Gauteng High Court that the government has no grounds for continuing the ZEP scheme. Motsoaledi and Tommy Makhode, the director-general of the department, are requesting permission to…