Kubayi outlines plan to implement asylum seeker ruling

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration says the government will approach the courts for a supervisory order to help implement a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum seekers .

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi says the move would allow courts to oversee the process, while giving Home Affairs time to strengthen its administrative and processing capacity.

ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | IMC on Migration Chairperson Mmamoloko Kubayi has urged South Africans to be patient, saying legal teams are exploring effective ways to address the situation. https://t.co/XPUUO1Rgys — SABC News (@SABCNews) October 9, 2026 Government insists the application to the courts is aimed at ensuring orderly and sustainable compliance with the Concourt ruling.

Kubayi is addressing the media in Pretoria.

“A supervisory order in practical terms would enable the court to retain oversight of the implementation process and provide guidance on how the order should be operationalised.

Such an order may also include a suspension period to allow the Department of Home Affairs the necessary time to develop and strengthen administrative, human resource, infrastructure and processing capacity required to implement the judgment effectively and sustainably.” IMC media briefing on ConCourt judgment on asylum seekers – 11 October 2026