Excluding refugees from the right to work as private security providers simply because they are refugees will inevitably foster a climate of xenophobia which will be harmful to refugees and inconsistent with the overall vision of our Constitution. As a group that is by definition vulnerable, the impact of discrimination of this sort can be damaging in a significant way. In reaching this conclusion it is important to bear in mind that it is not only the social stigma which may result from such discrimination, but also the material impact that it may have on refugees.
This is the letter written by Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo in which he accepted the offer of President Jacob Zuma to extend his term of office in terms of section 8(a) of the Judges’ Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act: NGCOBO RESPONDING LETTER-1
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