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Motsoaledi, DG hit with personal cost order over immigration law case

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Legal Advisor at Lawyers for Human Rights, Tumelo Mogale speaks to Mfundo about a Constitutional
Court judgment that has ordered Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to pay 10% of the legal
fees incurred in a case his department brought in the hope of getting an extension on a lapsed court
order. The department’s Director General has been ordered to pay 25% of the legal fees.
31 Oct 2023 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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