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Immigration official found dead

A 44-YEAR-OLD Department of Immigration officer was recently found dead in his house at Forbes Border Post.Torevasei Svinurai (44) who was an assistant regional Immigration officer was found dead at around 11am at the Forbes Border Post Immigration offices cottage by Rueben Chitapure who alerted the...

SA immigration loses patience with border jumpers

A Zimbabwean bus operator was recently fined R190 000 after the crew caught with 19 passengers attempting to enter South Africa illegally.This follows a crackdown by the South African government on errant bus companies who carry travellers without requisite travelling documents to that country.The S...

Zimbabwe must relax immigration laws

Zimbabwe needs to change its immigration policies and relax its visa requirements to allow more visitors and investors to come into the country without hassles ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly in August, a Cabinet minister has said.Tourism and Hospitality Indus...

Two immigration officials jailed

Two immigration officials who stole cash and property worth $40 000 from a suspected human trafficker after threatening him with deportation have each been slapped with a five-year jail term.Godfrey Kondo, 42, and Fenia Aisam, 53, will however, spend two years behind bars each after magistrate Olivi...

Visa processing syndicate uncovered - Malawi Immigration

The Department of Immigration has uncovered a visa processing syndicate which is happening at the Malawi High Commission in Maputo, Mozambique, the Nyasa Times has revealed.Public Relations Officer (PRO) for Central Region, Ealack Banda, said immigration officials at Kamuzu International Airport (KI...

Immigration officer in court for demanding a bribe

A 34-year-old Chimanimani-based immigration officer on deployment at Beitbridge Border Post was yesterday hauled before the courts for allegedly demanding a R200 bribe from four undocumented travellers who intended to illegally cross into South Africa.Ian Muhwati of Cashel Valley in Chimanimani, ple...