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ZEP holders in limbo as expiry deadline looms

The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) and the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) have expressed concern over the uncertainty surrounding the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), which is set to expire in November 2025.…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:57hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter

Man fined for selling kudu meat without permit

A 62-year-old man, Samson Ncube, has been fined US$1 100 for selling dried kudu meat without a license, the Hwange Regional Court has ruled.Ncube was found in Lwendulu Village with 12kg of dried kudu meat, valued at US$480, which he was al…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:45hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders secure legal victory in SA

Zimbabwean immigrants living in South Africa under the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) system have won a major legal reprieve after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed an attempt by South Africa's Ministry of Home Affairs to overturn an …

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 10:12hrs | 1425 | by Staff reporter

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming in South Africa

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Friday dismissed South Africa's Home Affairs Minister's attempt to set aside an interim court order protecting Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders from arrest and deportation.The interim interdict…

Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:04hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean exemption permits saga returns to South African court

The legal saga over the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) returns to court on Tuesday as the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) hears the Department of Home Affairs' appeal against a ruling that temporarily protected ZEP holders from arrest and…

Published: 12 May 2025 at 19:22hrs | 10307 | by Staff reporter

Nigerian man in court over forged Zimbabwe spousal permits

A 52-year-old Nigerian national, Kelechi Godwin, has appeared before the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court facing four counts of fraud after allegedly forging spousal documents to obtain Zimbabwean residency permits over several years.According …

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:12hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe community radios in financial distress

Community radio stations in Zimbabwe are grappling with a sustainability crisis due to chronic under-funding, weak financial management, and infrastructural shortcomings, the Parliamentary Committee on Media and Broadcasting was told.In a …

Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:55hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter

SA extends visa, permit deadline for Zimbabweans

South Africa's Ministry of Home Affairs has granted a temporary reprieve to thousands of foreign nationals, including Zimbabweans, by extending the deadline for visa and permit holders whose documents expired at the end of March. The new d…

Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:54hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean permit holders say life in SA has become intolerable

The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Holders Association (Zepha) has urged the Zimbabwean government to facilitate an urgent voluntary repatriation programme for Zimbabweans living in South Africa, citing worsening conditions that have made life …

Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 11:57hrs | 1693 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean CFO denied bail over fraudulent SA permanent residence permit

A Zimbabwean national accused of using a fraudulent South African permanent residence permit when applying for employment has been denied bail.  Kudakwashe Mpofu, 33, the Chief Financial Officer at the North West Development Corporati…

Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 18:36hrs | 3210 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean airline start-up gets air service permit

Zimbabwean start-up Transvaal Africa Airlines has secured an air service permit and is working to finalise certification to launch passenger and cargo flights with three leased Boeing aircraft by the end of the last quarter of 2025, co-own…

Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:33hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter

Capitec closes accounts of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits holders

Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) holders in South Africa have found their Capitec bank accounts closed, leaving many in a state of uncertainty. The sudden move has sparked concerns within the Zimbabwean community in South Africa, particu…

Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:27hrs | 7794 | by Staff reporter

Mphoko remembered for his role in regularising undocumented Zimbabweans in SA

The late former Vice-President, Phelekezela Mphoko, has been hailed for his pivotal role in advocating for the regularisation of undocumented Zimbabweans in South Africa during his tenure as Ambassador in 2010. Minister of State for Bulawa…

Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 06:47hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter

Confusion reigns as Friday ZEP deadline looms

Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders in South Africa are raising concerns that they will be unable to meet the Friday, November 29 deadline to apply for a further one-year exemption due to significant backlogs in the Department of Home …

Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 07:14hrs | 1715 | by Staff reporter

885 import permits granted to ensure food security in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwean Government has issued 885 import permits to 423 private companies to address food security challenges caused by this year's severe drought. The move aims to bolster the private sector's capacity to import grain for mealie-me…

Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:43hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe permits resettled farmers to sell land

Zimbabwe's government announced a major shift to its land policy on Tuesday, allowing beneficiaries of its land reforms to sell or transfer their farms - but only to "indigenous Zimbabweans."Ministers speaking after a meeting of the cabine…

Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 19:46hrs | 6249 | by Staff reporter

40% of South Africa critical skill permits issued to Zimbabweans

South Africa has issued 4,913 critical skills visas since 2020 to nationals from over 100 countries, with more than half (55%) of those going to people from Zimbabwe and India.Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber revealed the information i…

Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 19:29hrs | 5289 | by Staff reporter

SA gives Zimbabwean immigrants lifeline

Vusumuzi Dube, a 48-year-old former lecturer from Gwanda North in Matabeleland South, has no regrets about his decision to migrate to South Africa in 2007. Dube, who was previously employed at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic in the Depart…

Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:13hrs | 1321 | by Staff reporter

Hope at last for Zimbabweans in South Africa

In November 2021, South Africa's Department of Home Affairs (DHA) abruptly announced that it would not extend the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP), leaving hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans scrambling for alternative visa options under …

Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:52hrs | 6707 | by Staff reporter

New route permit restrictions shock kombi operators

The Zimbabwean government's recent decision to reduce the operating radius for kombis from 120km to 60km has surprised and concerned public transport operators, particularly those serving rural routes. The Bulawayo-Nyamandlovu-Tsholotsho T…

Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:12hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man got top job using fake SA permit

Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called on the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe irregularities at the department.This comes after an illegal foreign national from Zimbabwe, Kudakwashe Mpofu, managed to infiltrate the …

Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 13:00hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Expiry: There are legal alternatives for Zim nationals and their employers

For the many Zimbabwean nationals living in South Africa - and their employers - the upcoming expiry date for the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP), has been a cause for major concern.The ZEP was initially established to allow Zimbabweans in…

Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 10:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'Scrapping of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits will cause a humanitarian crisis'

With just a few weeks left until the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (Zep) expire, civil rights organisations have requested the department of home affairs to extend the deadline, warning that this was creating uncertainty for thousands of Zim…

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

SA's scrap of special work permits, Zimbabwe migrants will be exposed

Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have flocked to South Africa to escape economic hardship since the 1990s. The South African government has, since 2010, granted the migrants a special permit to live and work in the country. It's latest…

Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:03hrs | 1448 | by The Conversation

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, it has emerged.South Africa last year …

Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:33hrs | 2 | 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 holders the means to study, live and work in So…

Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:56hrs | 2 | 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.They have opted to wait for the outcome of th…

Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

SA High Court reserves ruling in Zimbabwe Exemption Permit case

A full bench in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved its ruling in the African Amity and the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Holders Association's application for a notice to amend the relief sought in its challenge of Home Affairs …

Published: 15 Apr 2023 at 20:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Beitbridge ready for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit returnees

All officials in Beitbridge are ready to handle an anticipated increased human traffic at the border to facilitate a smooth return of their fellow countrymen at the expiry of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit in June this year.Over 170 000 Zim…

Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:40hrs | 288 | 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 Embassy will be conducting an outreach program…

Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bleak future for Zimbabwe's returning citizens

ZIMBABWEANS expected to return from South Africa in four months' time after the expiry of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs) face a bleak future as the government has failed to put in place social safety nets for them to prosper back …

Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:52hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

'SA's Home Affairs lacks capacity to deal with Zimbabwean permit holder'

Immigration stakeholders such as the Helen Suzman Foundation contend that the Department of Home Affairs lacks the capacity to deal fairly with Zimbabweans seeking to regularise their stay in South Africa and therefore must be made to reco…

Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Anxiety grips Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders

THE Government has reaffirmed its commitment to assist thousands of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders who are living in South Africa as the 31 December deadline for the expiry of the special permit regime beckons. An insignificant pe…

Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

SA's decision to end permits for Zimbabweans is shameful

WHEN December 31, 2022 arrives, South African Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi, like his peers in Cabinet, will be with their families and will not have to fear being displaced from a country they have called home.Instead, this will …

Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 3 | by Qaanitah Hunter

Motsoaledi statement on the decision not to extend exemptions granted to Zimbabwean Nationals

1. In an open and transparent democracy, organs of civil society have an important role to play.2. Most of the times, they do so in the national interest. However, at times, some of them can be a stumbling block in the implementation of Go…

Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 08:06hrs | | by Aaron Motsoaledi

SA government's decision to end permits for Zimbabweans is shameful

SOUTH AFRICA: When 31 December 2022 arrives, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, like his peers in Cabinet, will be with their families and will not have to fear being displaced from a country they've called home.Instead, this will be …

Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 12:32hrs | 7 | by News24 editorial

Vet department kills six cattle moved without permit

Matabeleland South provincial veterinary director Dr Enart Mdlongwa last week ordered the killing of six cows that were moved without a permit from Figtree to Gwanda, in contravention to the law.After the cattle were killed, the remains we…

Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:26hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Matabeleland tops in child-headed families

MOST families in the Matabeleland region are either child-headed or female-headed after they lost one or both of their parents, and are reportedly in need of assistance to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, NewsDay has learnt.Zimbabwe Resil…

Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Calls for illegal Zimbabweans to be included in new permits

The Zimbabwean community in South Africa is calling for the inclusion of undocumented Zimbabweans in South Africa's new permit criteria. The Home Affairs Department has announced the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit.It allows Zimbabweans to sta…

Published: 11 Sep 2017 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by eNCA

SA to waiver Zimbabwean Special Permit requirements?

South African Home Affairs ministerial spokesperson Mr Mayihlome Tswete said his government was willing to waiver stringent requirements for Zimbabwe Special Permit holders.Mr Tswete, who was speaking on SA FM yesterday, said they would ma…

Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 15:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

SA Union to defend Zimbabweans with dismissed permits application

The Migrant Workers Union in South Africa (MIWUSA) has mooted efforts to defend and assist Zimbabwean immigrants in that country who are among those who had their permits applications turned down.This was revealed by the Zimbabwe Permits A…

Published: 28 Aug 2015 at 12:11hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes

Permits valid for one (1) year are a cheaper and accessible option in South Africa

As ZSP Permits Forum, we have now shifted and directed some of our expertise into assisting especially illegal immigrants get temporary resident permits (TRP) valid for one year which are usually issued to "Farm Workersâ€, and are process…

Published: 05 May 2015 at 12:40hrs | 3 | by Zim ID

Zimbabwe Special Permit rejects

We are receiving the people whose ZSP applications have been REJECTED. In one of the Stakeholders Forum meeting and somewhere in the website, it is (was) mentioned that there will be NO APPEAL.The two cases have been given 10 days to VOLUN…

Published: 06 Feb 2015 at 22:35hrs | 7198 | by Butholezwe Nyathi

Innscor boss yet to secure Zimbabwe work permit

Innscor's Antonio Fourie is yet to secure a Zimbabwean work permit and is still waiting for the paper after submitting the requirements to Immigration departments. Fourie said the process involves two departments of immigration of Zimbabwe…

Published: 26 Jan 2015 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Do-it-yourself Visa Application to South Africa

South African immigration laws and regulations cater for a vast array of immigration visas, either to reside, study or work in South Africa. As a result, the visa application process is highly complex and hardly transparent. Designed by tw…

Published: 12 Jan 2015 at 07:11hrs | | by Martin J. Bauwens

ZSP Permits updates and suggestions

Greetings Editor,Please kindly consider the following article as worth the standard of news and well suited for publication purposes in your widely read news network. We have made similar requests previously and we are grateful for the fav…

Published: 13 Oct 2014 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Mthokozisi Ndiweni

Dilemma for SA Zimbabweans (the makwerekweres)

RAIDS come fast, furious and at random, from one street end to the other. Squealing and shrieking, the makwerekweres, as Zimbabwean immigrants are derogatorily called in South Africa, are dragged out of their workplaces, kicked onto paveme…

Published: 22 Aug 2014 at 10:48hrs | 4 | by Andrew Kunambura

Kuda Mahachi gets SA work permit

WARRIORS' skilful winger Kudakwashe Mahachi is ready for the Absa Premiership after receiving his work permit last week.Mahachi was on the bench when his team Mamelodi Sundowns lost 1-0 to youthful Ajax Cape Town on Wednesday night.The mid…

Published: 18 Aug 2014 at 07:57hrs | 3467 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean players in SA permits limbo

SOME of Zimbabwe's players plying their trade in South Africa's Absa Premier Soccer League have been hit hard by the new immigration laws which stipulate that all Zimbabwean and other foreign players must apply for their permits at South A…

Published: 09 Aug 2014 at 09:03hrs | | by Aaron Dube

A case for Zimbabweans resident in South Africa

In 2009, the South African government issued special permits to Zimbabwe nationals resident in that country.This was part of the contribution that South Africa was making in helping Zimbabwe resolve its political and economic situation.A n…

Published: 08 Aug 2014 at 12:11hrs | 1 | by Ngqabutho Mabhena

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