Cape High Court Judge Hennie Erasmus on Tuesday afternoon set aside the immigration regulations published by Minister of Home Affairs Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
Reading from his judgement, Erasmus said:
- The applicant President Thabo Mbeki’s failure to comply with the rules of court in regard to service and time period was condoned;
- the application for leave to intervene by Minister Buthelezi was granted;
- the court order that paved the way for the immigration regulations to be published was rescinded; and
- no order as to costs was made.
The interim regulations in force before Buthelezi’s immigration regulations were gazetted on March 8 will now continue to remain in force.
Chief state law adviser Enver Daniels said Buthelezi would have to ”live with the consequences”. — Sapa