ConCourt dismisses Motsoaledi’s application to terminate Zimbabwean Exemption Permit

The Department of Home Affairs lost its final appeal to deport 178,000 Zimbabwean exemption permit (ZEP) holders after the Constitutional Court held that Minister Aaron Motsoaledi failed to adequately consult the permit holders.Motsoaledi’s defeat comes after the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria declared in June 2023 that his decision to terminate the ZEP was unlawful, unconstitutional, and invalid.Following the defeat, he approached the Supreme Court of Appeal and his application was unsuccessful.The ZEP is a special permit that grants its holders and their children temporary legal…