Motsoaledi proposes radical overhaul of refugee law to correct 'mistake' after 1994

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has proposed a radical overhaul of citizenship, immigration, and refugee laws that will limit the rights of asylum seekers, reduce the benefits refugees enjoy, and make it harder for foreign nationals to get SA citizenship. 

The new policy framework, which was published as a draft White Paper on Friday, aims to make SA a less attractive destination to migrants due to its liberal immigration laws. Motsoaledi says that the overhaul will correct "the mistake" made after 1994, in which the country adopted United Nation protocols without putting "reservations" in place.