The Constitutional Court of South Africa has held the Home Affairs Minister and the Director-General personally liable for failure to enact corrective legislation to parts of the Immigration Act.

The apex court delivered judgment on Monday in an application to revive a 2017 order of the court, which declared parts of the Immigration Act invalid and gave Parliament 24 months to remedy the constitutional defects.

To date, Parliament has failed to correct the defects and the period of suspension of invalidity expired on 29 June 2019.