High Court upholds the designation of South Africa as a safe country of origin, and affirms the International Protection Tribunal's decision that the applicants, a couple from South Africa, did not demonstrate a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm upon return to their country, the court finding that the Tribunal's assessment of state protection and the applicants' individual circumstances was rational and reasonable, and that there was no breach of duty to regularly review the safe country of origin designation.
International Protection Act 2015 - safe country of origin - South Africa - Tribunal decision - High Court - refugee status - subsidiary protection - state protection - judicial review - designation review - Tribunal's rationality - applicants' fear of persecution - serious harm - effective protection - non-refoulement - Universal Periodic Review (UPR) - Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) - gender-based violence - crime rates - unemployment - Black Economic Empowerment - farm attacks - white South African nationals - High Court affirmation.