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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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 1422 | 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

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 | 301 | 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

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

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 | | 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

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 | | 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

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

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 | 2 | 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 | | by Butholezwe Nyathi

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

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

Sex for SA asylum papers - WhatsApp update

Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number. 11:21am, 20 Jul - â€ª+27 78 â–©â–©â–© â–©â–©â–©â–©â€¬: Try looking for a story in mara…

Published: 20 Jul 2014 at 21:02hrs | 1 | by Disporian

South African Critical Skills Visa List

South African Critical Skills Visa List, what you need to know according Nwivisas.The much anticipated South African Critical Skills Visa list was released this morning, 4 June 2014.Causing much controversy and speculation among immigrants…

Published: 04 Jun 2014 at 17:31hrs | 3 | by Robbie Ragless

New SA visa rules: 6 major changes

Cape Town - The newly gazetted immigration rules have been called unconstitutional with considerable legal upheaval expected.While government believes it has drawn a clear distinction between short-stay and long-stay permanent residency vi…

Published: 28 May 2014 at 11:31hrs | 14 | by Robbie Ragless

SA's new immigration regulations - plagued with confusion and controversy

The Department of Home Affairs seem to be indecisive and confused around the implementation of its own regulations recently which was supposed to come into effect today, the 26th May 2014.Together with the appointment of Malusi Gigaba as t…

Published: 26 May 2014 at 21:54hrs | 1 | by Robbie Ragless

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