HSF welcomes Zimbabwean Exemption Permits extension
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has welcomed the extension of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
Motsoaledi announced the extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits for another six months on Wednesday.
The permits were set to expire at the end of June, and will now remain valid until 31 December.
HSF executive director Nicole Fritz says the extension of the permits was a humane gesture from the minister.
“We welcome the decision of the minister as matters stand the Helen Suzman Foundation together with several other parties has challenged the decision of 2001 to terminate the Zimbabwean exemption permits and that matter has been argued before the courts.
“We are awaiting judgment but the expiry date was leaning as it was to be the 30th of June and this was creating extreme anxiety for the ZEP holders leaving them in a situation of tremendous uncertainty leaving them unable to climb.”
The foundation is still awaiting a court ruling on the reversal of the decision of Motsoaledi to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit.
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