The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has provided R147m towards a four-year project to wipe out the backlog of more than 153,000 appeal applications against decisions by refugee officials.
The funding will be used to substantially increase the capacity of the Refugee Appeal Authority by 36 from three members as well as to invest in technology infrastructure to improve system efficiency and facilitate communication with asylum seekers. The department of home affairs will also scale up its capacity and provide administrative support.
Motsoaledi noted that the number of refugee applications had sharply risen since the enactment of the Refugee Act in 1998, when there were 11,135 applications, to a manageable 53,361 in 2006 and then to an unmanageable 207,206 in 2008 and 223,324 in 2009, when the world was hit by the financial crisis. This overwhelmed the system.
Tapsoba said he was confident that the rollout of the backlog project would make “an immeasurable impact in the lives of thousands of asylum seekers. With the right documentation in hand, I believe the backlog project will not only restore their dignity and standing in SA but will help each one of them to become valuable members of society, socially and economically.”
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