Cabinet says that under new national security objectives, refugees will be required to seek assistance in the first safe country they pass through before reaching SA.
This forms part of the key enhancements in the revised draft white paper on citizenship and immigration, which the cabinet approved on Friday for public consultation.
On Wednesday, minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefed the public on the cabinets latest decisions, including updates to the immigration and refugee policy framework, which the government has been attempting to overhaul for several years.
