DHA statement on Zimbabwean Exemption Permit.
Reprieve for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Applicants in South Africa
South Africa has granted holders of the Zimbabwean Special Permit due to expire on December 31, permission to travel as long as they produce the necessary proof of application for the new Zimbabwean Exemption Permit that will come into effect on January 1. The government has also ordered companies, learning institutions and banks to continue offering services to the applicants until they receive the new permits.
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South Africa: Zimbabweans Worry Over Freezing of Bank Accounts
CAJ News, 11 December 2017
AFTER some torturous months of uncertainty surrounding their stay in South Africa as their permits neared expiry, thousands of Zimbabwean nationals in the country are now… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Stressed Migrants Eager to Rebuild Lives in 'New' Zimbabwe
CAJ News, 11 December 2017
SOME 100 Zimbabwean nationals illegally living in South Africa have voluntarily returned from the neighbouring country following a change of government in Zimbabwe. Read more »
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South Africa: Minister Warns Farmers Against Hiring Illegal Zimbabwean Workers
New Zimbabwe, 25 October 2017
A South African cabinet minister has warned local farmers against employing Zimbabwean illegals and then blaming the police when robbed and or killed by the foreigners. Read more »
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South Africa: Asylum Seekers Fear Being Returned to Zimbabwe
GroundUp, 3 October 2017
A Zimbabwean man, Tonderai [not his real name], his wife and three children may soon have to leave South Africa. He has lived in South Africa for over 11 years. The Department Home… Read more »
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The South African government will extend work permits for nearly 200,000 Zimbabwe Special Permit holders in the neighbouring country. Issued in 2014, the permits were scheduled to ... Read more »
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Zimbabwean Special Dispensation Permit holders are nervous about their future in South Africa as it remains unclear whether the home affairs department will renew their documents, ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe Special Permit holders are nervous about their future in South Africa as it remains unclear whether Pretoria would renew their documents, which expire at the end of ... Read more »
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A group of illegal immigrants have joined an alleged syndicate in Johannesburg, which they beg on the streets and get shelter in return. Read more »
