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Zanu-PF dismisses social media claims of internal divisions
The ruling Zanu-PF party has dismissed claims circulating on social media suggesting internal divisions within its leadership, emphasizing that such efforts to cause discord will not succeed.Z...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:43hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in South Africa demonstrate at embassy
Zimbabweans took to the streets on Monday, voicing their opposition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and the proposed extension of his term in office.The demonstrations followed ca...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:39hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
2 more Zimbabweans resurface from SA mine
Two Zimbabwean nationals have emerged from the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa after weeks underground, where they endured harrowing conditions. The survivors surfaced last week, bring...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:26hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
'Migration to South Africa is nothing new,' says Zimbabwean ambassador
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi, has described the migration of Zimbabweans to South Africa as part of a broader, global phenomenon.He emphasised that migration is nei...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:25hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe begins verification of dead Stilfontein mine zama zamas
The Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa has dispatched a team of forensic experts and other specialists to collaborate with South African authorities in verifying the identities and nationalities of vi...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 19:00hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa praises Zimbabwe as freedom fighters' remains return
In a heartfelt tribute, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged Zimbabwe's significant contributions to the fight against apartheid during a ceremony on Friday, commemorating the repatria...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:24hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
15 Zimbabweans who died in SA bus accident named
Zimbabwe's embassy in South Africa has released the names of 14 out of the 15 Zimbabweans who lost their lives in two separate accidents involving Mzansi Express and Tamuka cross-border buses. One vic...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 15:20hrs | 1804 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt commissions Jo'burg e-passports
Zimbabwe has commissioned a newly refurbished building in Johannesburg, South Africa, to process e-passports for its citizens, with plans for additional centers in Cape Town and London. This i...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:34hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe opposition should learn from SA'
Zimbabwe maintains strong adherence to democratic principles, similar to South Africa, but faces challenges with its opposition, which often does not accept unfavorable election results, according to ...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe confident next white minority-led SA admin will succeed
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa's inauguration, the new South African government is expected to advance the country, according to Zimbabwean Ambassador to South Africa David Hamadziripi. I...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in South Africa to witness 'the return of apartheid'?
President Mnangagwa has arrived in South Africa for the inauguration of his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa.South Africa's African National Congress and the Democratic All...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 08:59hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Warriors snub invitation to Zimbabwe's SA embassy
The foreign-based players of Zimbabwe's senior men's national soccer team, the Warriors, declined to join the team's visit to the Zimbabwe embassy in South Africa on Saturday. While the team, ...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Johannesburg passport centre to open this month
The Zimbabwe passport centre in Johannesburg has been completed and will begin offering services to Zimbabweans in South Africa this month.Zimbabwe's Ambassador to South Africa, Mr David Hamad...Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 19:18hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe debunks Motsoaledi's 443 intercepted minors in a day fiction
THE Department of Immigration, working closely with the police, has tightened screws to curb irregular migration between South Africa and Zimbabwe following an increase in travellers using the Beitbri...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:40hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe immigration tightens screws as festive season begins
THE Department of Immigration, working closely with the police, has tightened screws to curb irregular migration between South Africa and Zimbabwe following an increase in travellers using the Beitbri...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe says it was willing to welcome back its citizens from South Africa
The Zimbabwean government said it had taken note of the judgment by the High Court in Pretoria which ruled that the Department of Home Affairs' decision to summarily terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZEP permits extension delights Zimbabweans in South Africa
ZIMBABWEANS in the diaspora have welcomed the decision by the South African government to extend the validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) by a further six months, to allow the holders to app...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
10 000 Zimbabweans register to return home as the Zim Exemption Permit expires
Around 10 000 Zimbabwean nationals living in South Africa have applied for assistance from their government to return home and resettle as the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) expires at the end of t...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEP holders not keen on Zimbabwe return
ZIMBABWEANS that are facing deportation from South Africa after the expiry of their special permits in June are not taking the government's offer to register for assistance to return home voluntarily,...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders fail to make request to facilitate their return home
None of the almost 180 000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders have made a formal request to the Zimbabwean Embassy to facilitate their return home yet.This as the permit, which affords ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
180 000 ZEP holders awaiting legal challenge outcome
None of the almost 180 000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) holders whose document expires on 30 June 2023 have made a formal request to the Zimbabwean Embassy to facilitate their return home....Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
SA Border guard kills Zimbabwean man
THE trial of a member of South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA) who recently shot and killed a Zimbabwean man on the New Limpopo Bridge has been postponed to May 26 when he appeared at Musin...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rolls outreach programme to engage South Africa returnees
GOVERNMENT has rolled out the second phase of engaging citizens in South Africa as part of finalising the process of a smooth return of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders.The Zimbabwe Emb...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embassy prepares for return of SA permit holders
THE Government has rolled out the second phase of engaging citizens in South Africa as part of finalising the process of a smooth return of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders.The Zimbabwe...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ups stakes to assist SA returnees
ZIMBABWE has started to deploy high-level teams comprising Government officials, diplomats and consulate staff to all nine provinces in South Africa to register Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prepares for SA returnees
THE Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa has started registering residents in a mapping exercise for the anticipated return of residents whose exemption permits are set to expire in June this year....Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe re-registers closed schools to absorb returnees' children
The returning learners will also undergo a stringent vetting process before they can be admitted into local schools, a top government official said yesterdGOVERNMENT has started re-registering...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Latest on ZEP holders in South Africa
Zimbabwean Ambassador to South Africa His Excellency David Hamadziripi has assured Zimbabweans who are under the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits which expire this year that the government is still comm...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 17:32hrs | 12 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe embassy invites ZEP holders to apply for repatriation assistance
Zimbabwe's embassy in South Africa on Thursday announced an online registration process for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders who need assistance to return home when their permits expire on June...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 19:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe locks up 550 Malawian migrants
ABOUT 550 Malawian citizens are languishing in Zimbabwean prisons after being arrested in the country en route to or from South Africa without adequate travelling documents, The NewsHawks has establis...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe -SA frosty relations hit new low
RELATIONS between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa continue to deteriorate amid growing anger in the neighbouring country over the immigration crisis at a...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 15:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA friction laid bare as tensions rise
SIMMERING tensions between Zimbabwe and South Africa this week exploded after an outburst by a top provincial health official in the neighbouring country who took swipe at President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ready to welcome Zimbabwean citizens as permits expire in SA
Zimbabwe's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Frederick Shava, said the government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is ready to welcome back its citizens who have lived in South A...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fears expressed over Zimbabwe Extension Permit cancellation
Zimbabwean expatriates are scrambling to apply for a visa to continue living in South Africa after their Zimbabwe Extension Permits (ZEP) expired in December.If they are unsuccessful, in some ...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 09:02hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
South Africa making efforts to tackle xenophobia
SOUTH Africa has adopted multi-pronged approaches to tackle the scourge of xenophobia through community dialogues and soccer matches between foreigners and locals, among other interventions, a governm...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 07:44hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi replaces Zimbabwe flag with party flag at Zim Embassy in South Africa
A group of Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) youths on Tuesday stormed the Zimbabwe Embassy in Pretoria in South Africa and removed the Zimbabwean flag before replacing them with their party's flag....Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele 'king' threatens to invade State House
ONE of the claimants to the Ndebele Kingdom, Stanley Raphael Khumalo, has written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa threatening to take over Bulawayo State House and revive the kingdom in the Matabelela...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi delegation engages Zimbabwean ambassador over xenophobic attacks
THE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Tuesday held a meeting with Zimbabwe's ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi in Pretoria over a myriad of challenges facing Zimbabweans living in the neighbo...Published: 05 May 2022 at 19:09hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
5 Zimbabweans confirmed dead in KZN floods
FIVE Zimbabweans are known to have been killed by floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal last week Nearly 450 people have been confirmed killed by the floods. The Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa yesterday s...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Elvis Nyathi's remains arrive in Zimbabwe for burial
THE remains of Zimbabwean man Elvis Nyathi, who was violently murdered in anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa, arrived in the country this morning.Nyathi (43) will be laid to rest in Bulawa...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must engage Ramaphosa on xenophobia'
A SOUTH African-based Zimbabwean human rights activist has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa to stem the rising tide of xenophobic attacks in that count...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa speaks on xenophobia
SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged companies in his country to employ local citizens and train them to the levels required by the industry instead of relying on cheap undocumented migra...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA cash heist
ZIMBABWEAN Ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi has called on Zimbabweans living in the neighbouring country to desist from criminal activities as this tarnishes the good image of fellow hard...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dumps SA-based students
GOVERNMENT has practically dumped Zimbabwean students affected by a recent South African government directive which withdrew a waiver allowing students to apply for permanent residence permits....Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:34hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
More woes for SA-based Zimbabweans
ZIMBABWEAN students in neighbouring South Africa have suffered a major blow after Pretoria withdrew a waiver allowing them to apply for permanent residence permits.Foreign students studying in...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe envoy engages SA over migrant attacks
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to South Africa, Mr David Hamadziripi yesterday said the embassy has started engaging the host government to improve the safety and security of migrants who are facing attacks by...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ANC relates better with ex-Zapu ambassadors, says Tshinga Dube
FORMER War Veterans deputy minister Tshinga Dube has stopped short of blaming the anxiety faced by Zimbabwean immigrants in South Africa over expiring permits on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's "wrong"...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans told to Respect SA immigration laws
The Zimbabwe National Security Task Force last week arrested more than 600 people for illegally crossing into either Zimbabwe or South Africa along the Limpopo River. An additional 700 illegal immigra...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt disowns proposed aircraft pollution levy
GOVERNMENT yesterday distanced itself from a proposal by Zanu-PF's South Africa Sandton branch chairperson Simba Chitando, who suggested that a Dr Motsoaledi Aviation Bill must be crafted to impose a ...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF plots to punish 'anti-Zimbabweans' SA minister
THE ruling Zanu-PF Sandton branch in South Africa has proposed that Zimbabwe crafts a Bill to assist Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders and local truck drivers that face xenophobic violence in th...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
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