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Home affairs directs refugee offices to accept undocumented asylum applicants

First reported 2026-10-06 07:18 UTC · Updated 2026-10-07 13:28 UTC · 2 independent sources

Home Affairs has dismissed as “categorically false” claims that a Constitutional Court ruling grants asylum seekers South African citizenship or automatically legalises foreign nationals.

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  1. 2026-10-06 07:18 UTCTimesLIVE · timeslive.co.za ↗
  2. 2026-10-07 13:28 UTCIOL · iol.co.za ↗

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