Muchengeti Hwacha

Muchengeti Hwacha, LLB [University of KwaZulu Natal], Cert in Intellectual Property Law and Banking Law [University of Witwatersrand]. Muchengeti is a third-generation lawyer with a passion for protecting the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. He currently works as an editor for Rights in Exile, an online legal resource magazine established by the International Refugee Rights Initiative

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Problems with prevailing defences for the repurposing of apartheid-legacy laws to discriminate against non-citizens

Problems with prevailing defences for the repurposing of apartheid-legacy laws to discriminate against non-citizens

In 1964, the apartheid regime in South Africa introduced a new requirement for non-citizens seeking entry into the legal profession. To practice law, non-citizens had to acquire a permanent residence (PR) permit. Subsequently, the ...