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SA woman to be deportated from Zimbabwe
13 Feb 2015 at 10:22hrs | Views
A SOUTH African woman and her two minor children face deportation after breaching Zimbabwe's immigration laws by illegally extending their stay in the country.
Letti Agness Ndlovu, 47, who is customarily married to a Zimbabwean man, was convicted on her own plea of guilty to contravening a section of the Immigration Act by Bulawayo magistrate Sibongile Msipa Marondedze.
Ndlovu was, however, cautioned and discharged and she now faces deportation.
Prosecuting, Charles Danda said on August 4, 2013, Ndlovu visited Zimbabwe with her husband through Beitbridge Border Post and she was granted a temporary 30-day visa to stay in the country.
The court heard that the couple proceeded to their matrimonial home in Sontala village in Matobo district. Ndlovu's husband later returned to the neighbouring country leaving his wife and their two children behind.
"On February 6 this year, Ndlovu went to Bulawayo Central Police Station where she intended to inquire about travel formalities during which it was discovered that she had overstayed," said Danda.
Detectives from the Border Control Unit took Ndlovu to the immigration authorities where she was interviewed before a warrant was issued for her arrest.
Letti Agness Ndlovu, 47, who is customarily married to a Zimbabwean man, was convicted on her own plea of guilty to contravening a section of the Immigration Act by Bulawayo magistrate Sibongile Msipa Marondedze.
Ndlovu was, however, cautioned and discharged and she now faces deportation.
The court heard that the couple proceeded to their matrimonial home in Sontala village in Matobo district. Ndlovu's husband later returned to the neighbouring country leaving his wife and their two children behind.
"On February 6 this year, Ndlovu went to Bulawayo Central Police Station where she intended to inquire about travel formalities during which it was discovered that she had overstayed," said Danda.
Detectives from the Border Control Unit took Ndlovu to the immigration authorities where she was interviewed before a warrant was issued for her arrest.
Source - Chronicle
