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Landmark judgment: Repeat asylum applications not permitted in South Africa | SA News

The Constitutional Court has overturned a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling that allowed asylum seekers whose applications had been denied to reapply while remaining in the country.

The apex court handed down the ruling on Tuesday.

The case relates to Burundian nationals Amina Irankunda and Arava Niyonkuru, who fled their country for South Africa between 2008 and 2012.

The duo applied for asylum in terms of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998.

Their asylum applications were rejected by a Refugee Status Determination Officer on the basis that they were manifestly unfounded. 

The Standing Committee confirmed those decisions in February and December 2014, respectively, and the rulings were not…

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