The Department of Home Affairs has rejected what it calls a disinformation campaign surrounding the Constitutional Court’s July 2026 judgment on asylum applications.
The department said claims that Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber, the department or political parties decided to suspend “good cause” interviews are false.
“Despite it being public knowledge that this case was vigorously opposed by the department and that it led to a binding ruling of the Constitutional Court, nefarious actors have launched a large scale disinformation campaign targeting the Minister of Home Affairs and other officials, claiming that the decision to suspend good cause interviews was taken at the initiative of the Minister, the department or political parties. This is categorically false,” the department said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Constitutional Court upheld a ruling that certain provisions of the Refugees Act were unconstitutional and invalid, affecting procedures for asylum seekers who entered the country without required documentation.
Home Affairs said the judgment is binding and that it is constitutionally required to implement it.
The department also rejected claims that the ruling grants asylum seekers South African citizenship or blanket legal status.
The matter will be referred to the IEC for possible action under its Code of Conduct on Countering Disinformation.
Home Affairs has urged the public to verify information before sharing it.
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