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Cabinet approves agric sector taxes, permits review

Cabinet has approved a comprehensive review of licences, permits, levies and fees in the agriculture sector, with reforms specifically targeting the livestock, dairy farming and stockfeeds sub-sectors.The decision follows President Emmerso…

Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 09:05hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter

90,000 Zimbabweans in SA apply for exemption permits

More than 90,000 Zimbabweans living in South Africa have applied for waivers to regularise their stay and avoid the threat of deportation, the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa has revealed. The disclosure followed a meeting between the c…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:21hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean Exemption Permit deadline nears

More than 90,000 Zimbabwean nationals have submitted applications for various visa categories, permits, and waivers to South Africa's Department of Home Affairs (DHA) as the clock ticks down to the final phase of the Zimbabwean Exemption P…

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 23:45hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter

SA Home Affairs to issue digital Zimbabwe Exemption Permits

THE South African Department of Home Affairs (DHA) will deliver the outcomes of visa waiver applications via e-mail to applicants, starting with Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs).DHA minister, Dr Leon Schreiber introduced the new rule rece…

Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:22hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter

Clarity on Zimbabwe exemption permits deadline in South Africa

THE National Employers' Association of South Africa (NEASA) on Thursday provided clarity for all affected parties on the relevant deadlines and periods of validity of the the Zimbabwean exemption permits (ZEP) dispensation.There are more t…

Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 11:05hrs | 40 | by Agencies

Zimbabwe govt lifts suspension on three killer buses

The government has lifted the suspension on the licences of three public transport operators after conducting a review of their operations.Swaymo Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, trading as Blue Circle; Wipeco Investments (Pvt) Ltd, trading as City …

Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 15:07hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean permits: Helen Suzman Foundation takes on Motsoaledi in Constitutional Court

The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has gone to court to oppose a bid by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to appeal against a ruling that he may not terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) programme.The Foundation has filed pap…

Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 19:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Aaron Motsoaledi takes his hatred of Zimbabwean permit holders to the ConCourt

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is continuing with his court battles to scrap the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) programme. In June 2023, the Pretoria High Court ruled that the termination of the ZEP had been unlawful and unconst…

Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Vendors defy Bulawayo council directive

IT was business as usual yesterday for vendors operating along 5th Avenue in the City Centre, as they openly defied a Bulawayo City Council directive to vacate the street by Sunday to pave the way for renovations.Last Friday, the council i…

Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:03hrs | 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 apply for one or more other visas and waiv…

Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 3 | 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 the month.Fewer than 200 000 Zimbabwean …

Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

South Africa extends validity of non-ZEP permits

SOUTH Africa's Home Affairs Department has extended the renewal of permits that expire at the end of this month to December 31.The extension does not apply to Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders whose permits expire on June 30 this yea…

Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter

South Africa gives reprieve for visa holders

THE South African Department of Home Affairs has extended the blanket concession to 31 December 2023 for long-term visa or waiver applicants who are awaiting the outcomes of their applications.This brings joy to over 200 000 Zimbabweans wh…

Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 16:53hrs | 4 | 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.The launch announced by Zimbabwean ambassado…

Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

SA faces largest exodus of Zimbabweans

A country which was once looked at as a place of refuge and possible safe haven for Zimbabwean nationals, is gearing up for what is expected to be one of the largest exoduses of Zimbabweans this year.This follows a directive by Home Affair…

Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 05:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Operation Dudula takes to streets over Zimbabwe permit extension

Members of Operation Dudula demonstrated outside the high court in Pretoria on Monday in opposition to the Zimbabwe exemption permit (ZEP) extension.The lobby group wants to join a court application by the Helen Suzman Foundation that seek…

Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:07hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

South Africa plans to end most special permits for foreigners

South Africa plans to end most special permits for foreigners as it revamps its immigration policies to manage an influx of economic migrants.The government announced that a special dispensation allowing Zimbabweans to live and work in Sou…

Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 20:48hrs | 7 | 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 Africa under the Zimbabwe Exemption Perm…

Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 3 | 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 cases, an entire generation of children will be…

Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 09:02hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean Exemption Permits holders' choice: Restart in a broken country or live undocumented in SA

THREE Zimbabweans who held Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs), which the South African government has now scrapped, share their anxiety and anguish as they face deportation, uprooting their lives and that of their children and starting al…

Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

LISTEN: 200 000 Zimbabweans in South Africa are living on borrowed time

There's nearly 200 000 Zimbabweans in South Africa are living on borrowed time.They are in the country on a special visa, the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP).This visa category was introduced more than a decade ago to accommodate an infl…

Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 21:23hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

SA position on Zimbabwe exemption permit holders will trigger humanitarian crisis

THE South African government recently made a decision not to extend the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) regime that expired on December 31, 2021, opting instead to let the programme lapse.This consequential decision has left Zimbabweans …

Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:43hrs | 3 | by Rebone Tau

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 areas of critical skills could apply for perma…

Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa has no chance in 2023?

ALL odds are stacked against opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and the divided opposition as the country marches towards the 2023 elections, with analysts predicting that Zanu-PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa will retain…

Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

SA banks threaten to close bank accounts of Zimbabweans Exemption Permit holders

SOME South African banks are threatening to freeze accounts of Special Zimbabweans Exemption Permit holders if they don't provide new documents in January 2022.One of the permit holders, who requested anonymity, said he received a notice f…

Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 08:02hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans in SA engage officials on exemption permits

THE Zimbabwe Community in South Africa organisation says it is in discussions with both governments on the future of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders, which are set to expire at the end of this year.Although there is no official fig…

Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 18:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bleak future for 180 000 Zimbabweans in South Africa

THOUSANDS of holders of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) are living in uncertainty because the South African government has not yet indicated whether it will renew their permits. About 180 000 Zimbabweans hold ZEPs. The fouryear permit …

Published: 30 May 2021 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans in SA face uncertain future

Thousands of holders of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) are living in uncertainty because the South African government has not yet indicated whether it will renew their permits. About 180,000 Zimbabweans hold ZEPs. The four-year permit…

Published: 27 May 2021 at 22:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

SA Home Affairs vows to crackdown on 'dubious' visas, permits

The Department of Home Affairs says it will leave no stone unturned in uncovering "dubious" visas and permits, such as permanent residence and special citizenships, which were granted irregularly. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi had…

Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Anxiety for Zimbabweans in South Africa

Zimbabweans who have applied for their Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (Zep) are anxious about the slow progress in the processing of their permits.Without a valid permit to show, they find their bank accounts frozen, face difficulties register…

Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:12hrs | 2 | by GoundUp

Zimbabweans still waiting for SA permits as deadline looms

Some Zimbabweans who have applied for their Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) are anxious about the slow progress processing their permits. Without a valid permit to show, they find their bank accounts frozen, face difficulties registering …

Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 12:13hrs | 2223 | by Tariro Washinyira

Poultry import permits remain frozen - Shiri

GOVERNMENT is not issuing any permits for importation of chickens, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister, Perrance Shiri, has said."Permits are issued under my signature and so far we have not given anyone such permits. Unless…

Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans panic as permit deadline approaches

Following months of uncertainty surrounding their stay in South Africa, thousands of Zimbabweans are now fretting over bank threats to freeze their accounts this month-end when their permits expire.Some 250 000 holders of the Zimbabwean Sp…

Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:22hrs | 833 | by CAJ News

Mugabe condemned after SA extends Zimbabweans' permits

The decision by the South African government to extend the permits of Zimbabweans working, studying and operating businesses in the country has come as a huge relief to thousands of the foreign nationals and millions back in Zimbabwe relyi…

Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 08:53hrs | 9 | by Savious-Parker Kwinika

Bosso foreign signings to wait a little longer

Highlanders' new foreign signings have been granted work permits but the fans will have to wait a little longer before they see them in action as the rules governing the game say they can only play in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) a mont…

Published: 20 Apr 2017 at 20:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Bogus article on 'New Permits For ZSP Holders'

There is a report titled New Permits For ZSP Holders from a website called Newsfromafrica.net, alleging that South Africa's Home Affairs minister Malusi Gigaba has said the almost 200 000 Zimbabweans currently on permits issued under the Z…

Published: 25 Mar 2017 at 19:38hrs | 4 | by Bulawayo24

South African General work visa - A Tale of unintended consequences

The preamble of the Immigration Act provides that the Act aims to ensure that visa applications are processed speedily and without consuming excessive administrative capacity. A lot of words can be used to describe the process of acquiring…

Published: 28 Nov 2015 at 15:48hrs | 4774 | by Munyaradzi Nkomo . B.Com Law ; LL.B UWC

Zimbabweans in fake South African papers ordeal

IT took less than a working day for two Zimbabwean brothers to secure asylum seeker temporary permits after a Home Affairs official reportedly sold them the sought-after documentation for R1 600 each.The brothers visited the department las…

Published: 14 Oct 2015 at 13:35hrs | 6761 | by IOL news

Zimbabwe Dispensation Permits collection close on 30 September 2015

Deadline for Zimbabwe Special Dispensation Permits collection has been set for September 30, 2015. An advisory in Yesterday's newspapers in South Africa all permits not collected will be returned to the Department of Home Affairs.

Published: 15 Aug 2015 at 12:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Delays with SA permits - Zimbabweans sent away from work

Three Zimbabwean men whose permits are pending have been told to leave their jobs at Touareg Tents in Capricorn Business Park and return only when they can prove they are legally in the country.The three men applied for ZSPs (Zimbabwean Sp…

Published: 28 Jan 2015 at 09:53hrs | | by Tariro Washinyira

Zimbabwe Special Permits update

A message is circulating saying Zimbabweans who don't have permits can apply for Work Permit before end of February without giving people the full and correct information. To help those asking about the whatsapp message I need to correct 2…

Published: 21 Jan 2015 at 08:59hrs | | by Patient Gomba

Ingcazelo yemigomo lemibandelo yamaphemithi abizwa ngokuthi ngama ZSP

1)   iZSP inikeza imvumo umuntu ukuthi asebenze, afunde noma aqhube ibhizinisi lakhe.Lokhu akudingi kuchazwa kakhulu ngoba kusobala ukuthi kutshoni. Into nje engingayichasisa lapha yikuthi nxa usuka komunye umsebenzi usiya komuny…

Published: 16 Jan 2015 at 16:03hrs | 3 | by uVelempini Veap Thuthani Ndlovu

Frozen Bank accounts for ZSP applicants

Good day everyone, yesterday we had a client who presented a case of a frozen bank account.We emailed Mr G. Muti, the Home Affairs Director who is the ZSP Project Manager, a very helpful person. He responded today asking us to email the na…

Published: 10 Jan 2015 at 10:07hrs | 3 | by Butholezwe Nyathi

Over 30,000 Zim Special Permit applications almost ready for collection

Good news are indeed on the horizon for the early ZSP applicants who successfully completed their relevant submissions, according to Minister Malusi Gigaba of Home Affairs (SA). He was speaking during a media briefing in Cape Town yesterda…

Published: 21 Nov 2014 at 12:14hrs | | by Zim-ID

Home Affairs meeting update - Zimbabwe permits

The meeting with the Home Affairs Directors, VFS, the SAPS went on today in Pretoria.The process is being rectified to cope with the pressure. People are encouraged to apply because time is moving. A new booking method for appointments is …

Published: 08 Oct 2014 at 19:53hrs | 4439 | by Butholezwe Nyathi

The new special dispensation permit, what it means for Zimbos

When tougher  new immigration rules were first announced by the South African government earlier this year they sparked panic and uncertainty among many Zimbabwean expats living and working in the country. Some feared losing their job…

Published: 18 Aug 2014 at 17:09hrs | 4 | by Researched by Sintha Chiumia and Anim van Wyk

Crucial information for Zimbabweans in South Africa

We want people to be independent and to be able to get their applications through within the given 3 months period from the 1st of October to the 31st of December 2014. One way of doing so will be to continuously provide the RELEVANT infor…

Published: 16 Aug 2014 at 15:51hrs | 8792 | by Butholezwe Nyathi

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