Government is concerned about ramification of ConCourt’s asylum ruling [SOUND]

# The chairperson of the inter-ministerial committee, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says government respects the Constitutional Court’s ruling on asylum applications, but is concerned about unintended consequences. She addressed the media following the committee’s meeting. Kubayi says the judgment does not legalise unlawful migration or automatically grant refugee status or permanent residence. Instead, asylum seekers must have access to the formal determination process. Kubayi says fraudulent or unfounded claims can still be rejected: