A South African High Court has ruled that refugees and asylum seekers, including Zimbabweans, in that country should be included in COVID-19 unemployment grants.
The Pretoria High Court on Friday ordered the government to include immigrants, among them Zimbabweans, in the COVID-19 unemployment grant, eNCA reported.
The court declared directions issued by Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu unconstitutional and unlawful.
It found that it excluded certain groups from accessing the R350 grant.
The minister has been given five days to quantify the costs of extending the grant and another five days to publish amended regulations.
