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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,...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:22hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs Minister enhances work permit process for ZEP holders
Leon Schreiber, the Minister of Home Affairs, unveiled a new technical directive aimed at expediting the work permit application process for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders. Currently, about 1...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 09:54hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs to clamp down on visa corruption
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said measures were in place in his department to clamp down on fraudulent activities in the issuing of visas to foreign nationals.He was responding to parl...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 08:07hrs | 988 | by Sgtaff reporter
SA Home Affairs told to unblock Zimbabwean man's ID
A Man who was more than three years ago suddenly stripped of his South African citizenship by Home Affairs, and who had in the meantime lost his job as a result, turned to the court for a final interd...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:58hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans complain of SA Home Affairs incompetence
With the government determined to scrap the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP), permit holders were told they must apply for waivers and seek alternative visas if they wish to remain in South Africa lega...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 09:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs to defend scrapping of Zimbabwe exemption permit in court
The Department of Home Affairs' legal team will appear before the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday to defend a controversial move to scrap the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) programme.Three...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exemption permit saga: SA Home Affairs facing fresh lawsuit as another challenger enters fray
The Department of Home Affairs is facing another lawsuit relating to the looming termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP).The ZEP is a special dispensation permit established more ...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:45hrs | 9 | 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
Zimbabweans edgy over delayed SA permits renewal
CLOSE to 198 000 diasporans using Zimbabwean Special Dispensation permits (ZSDP) in South Africa have been unsettled by the host country's delays in renewing their permits.The Zimbabweans unde...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1 | 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. ...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: At least 500 undocumented Zimbabweans are arrested daily in South Africa
South Africa is arresting more than 500 illegal Zimbabwean immigrants at the Beitbridge border every day, eNCA reports citing SA Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. The country has de...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 12:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's leave, a pitstop to nowhere
Now that we have seen the edited versions of people's lives across social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram during Christmas and New Year festivities, its back to the basics, the da...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 10:21hrs | 3 | by Josiah Mucharowana
SA chickens out on closing borders under lockdown Level 3
South Africa is not closing its land borders under new Covid-19 lockdown Level 3, but will deploy more staff to improve the flow of human and vehicular traffic in the first two weeks of January, SA Ho...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa not closing borders under lockdown Level 3
South Africa is not closing its land borders under new Covid-19 lockdown Level 3, but will deploy more staff to improve the flow of human and vehicular traffic in the fist two weeks of January, SA Hom...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 07:46hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge border congestion cleared, claims SA Home Affairs
The Department of Home Affairs says that traffic congestion at the Beitbridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe has been cleared.This follows reports of at least eight people havin...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 11:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs probes close to a million 'blocked' ID documents
The Home Affairs Department is investigating close to a million "blocked" identity documents that were found to be suspicious, duplicate or fraudulently issued with falsified supporting documents....Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA to open B/Bridge amid tight COVID-19 protocols
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it was going ahead with the reopening of the Beitbridge border post on December 1 as scheduled but with tight COVID-19 protocols in a bid to control the spread of the virus i...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs, DA denounce violence against foreigners
South Africa's Home Affairs Department and that country's main opposition political party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday denounced the violence by some locals targeting foreign nationals in D...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs has 3000 uncollected Zimbabwe permits
South Africa's Home Affairs Department (DHA) is sitting on 3000 Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) which have been uncollected for the past nine months and have enlisted the services of the Zimbabwe...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 16:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Panic as South Africa deports foreigners enmasse
Illegal foreigners living in South Africa are living in fear after hearing reports that Home Affairs officials and police officers are currently conducting a stop and search operation in Johannesburg ...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 15:31hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Resurrection' case, SA Home Affairs request ID's for verification
A video appearing of a man resurrecting from the dead put charismatic churches under the spotlight also causing a social media frenzy.The trial of the two people implicated in the Allelluia In...Published: 18 May 2019 at 17:47hrs | 1 | by SABC
SA Home Affairs conducts door to door search for foreigners
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs is reportedly engaging in a surprise door to door search for undocumented immigrants who are residing in the country illegally. A notice at Ponte City...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 10:29hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
SA Home Affairs tells Zimbabweans awaiting permits to be patient,
The South African Department of Home Affairs has urged Zimbabweans who haven't yet received their special permits to be patient. The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) allows Zimbabweans living in South ...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 17:30hrs | 1 | by Tariro Washinyira I GroundUp
SA Home Affairs official tears up Zimbabwean child's passport
The Department of Home Affairs is once more embroiled in a legal battle.On September 21, court papers were filed in an application lodged against the minister and the director general (DG) for...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 17:22hrs | 1 | by Tariro Washinyira, GroundUp
Zimbabweans in limbo after giving SA home affairs asylum papers
In 2009, the South African government introduced the Dispensation of Zimbabweans Project (DZP) to legalise the many Zimbabweans already inside the country because of the political and socio-economic s...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 08:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mother of 5 told to return to Zimbabwe after 28 years in SA
A 43-year-old Zimbabwe born woman who relocated to neighbouring South Africa in 1990 has had her documents confiscated by SA Home Affairs and told to return to Zimbabwe.According to Daily Sun,...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
How SA Home Affairs has been putting asylum seekers at risk
In July 2012 the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) closed its Refugee Reception Office (RRO) in Cape Town. Despite two court orders to do so and devastating consequences for asylum seekers, it has fail...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 22:09hrs | 2 | by Leigh Hamilton
WATCH: SA Home Affairs Beitbridge official goes viral, Gigaba to act
Home Affairs to investigate Beitbridge Official seen on social media while workingThe video was shared by Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba, who said he was informed of the video on Wednesd...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 08:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA welcome permits deadline extension
ZIMBABWEANS in South Africa have welcomed the further extension of the deadline for submissions of the new Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), saying many people had failed to apply due to various chal...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA may reject almost 50 000 ZSP permit holders!
The ZEP Dispensation Forum, previously known as the ZSP Permits Forum is a largely online voluntary community platform formally established in 2014 which has currently about 10 000 online members, and...Published: 10 Sep 2017 at 18:31hrs | 8 | by Mthokozisi Ndiweni
7 SA Home Affairs officials arrested for fraud
Durban - Seven people, including three Department of Home Affairs officials, have been arrested for fraud and contravention of the Immigration Act and Identification Act, the Hawks said on Wednesday....Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 10:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Babongile calls SA home affairs live on air, asks for Anne Nhira to be returned to Zim
Skyz Metro FM host Babongile Sikhonjwa called South Africa's Home Affairs live on air over actress Anne Nhira who is in the middle of a storm in which she celebrated the apparent barring of that count...Published: 30 Aug 2017 at 16:35hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
SA based Zimbabweans petition SA govt over 2018 elections
SCORES of South Africa-based Zimbabweans yesterday stormed the Zimbabwean embassy in Pretoria, protesting against their government's refusal to allow them to vote from outside the country's borders....Published: 28 Jun 2017 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs department lose 4,616 permanent residence applications
Re-application for PRP for those who applied prior to 02 June 2014.The Department of Home Affairs received permanent residence applications prior to 02 June 2014 utilising the Track and Trace ...Published: 09 May 2017 at 14:31hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Getting a birth certificate for your child if you're a foreigner in South Africa
Many a foreign parent living legally in SA either do not know the procedure of getting a birth certificate for their child born here in SA or never bother to even try because going to home affairs off...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 12:36hrs | 2 | by Velempini Ndlovu
SA home affairs to increase migrant worker checks
The Department of Home Affairs is set to increase its inspection of the sectors that employ large numbers of migrants, the ...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 08:35hrs | | by Mark Allix
Ndebele People To Be Granted South African Citizenship By August 2016 – SA Home Affairs
Knives out for South African Department Of Home Affairs and Immigration after it recently announced that it will be granting citizenship to anyone of Ndebele origin with immediate effect startin...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 12:41hrs | | by Staff Reoprter
Panic grips Beitbridge Border Post
Over 50 people including South African Home Affairs officials have been arrested on their side of the Beitbridge border post in a development that has left Zimbabwean officials in panic mode.T...Published: 12 Jun 2016 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Migrant Workers Union South Africa meet SA Home Affairs department
The Migrant Workers Union South Africa met the South African Home Affairs department on Wednesday to discuss issues affecting immigrants in that country, a senior union official has said.Butho...Published: 21 Jan 2016 at 05:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Ill-treatment of SA embassy clients, Securico security responds
The Editor Bulawayo24Dear Sir/MadamRE: ALLEGATION OF ILL-TREATMENT OF SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY CLIENTSWe refer to your news article titled "...Published: 26 Aug 2015 at 11:07hrs | | by Divine Ndhlukula Managing Director
SA Home Affairs ordered to pay Zimbabwean lawyer
The home affairs department has been ordered to pay costs incurred by a Pretoria-based attorney, Eucan Gwanangura, after officials at the Beitbridge border post barred him entry on his return from Zim...Published: 08 Jun 2015 at 08:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'SA Visa regulations will not inconvenience Zimbabwean travellers'
The new travel regulations introduced by South Africa (SA) on Monday this week will not inconvenience Zimbabwean travellers heading to the southern neighbour, Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi has sa...Published: 05 Jun 2015 at 11:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean lawyer take SA Home Affairs department to the cleaners
The South African Home Affairs department has been ordered to pay costs incurred by a Pretoria-based attorney Eucan Gwanangura after officials at the Beitbridge border post barred him entry on his ret...Published: 01 Jun 2015 at 07:23hrs | 11 | by ANA
ZSP applicants in panic mode as DHA in South Africa misses crucial deadline!
The ZSP Permits Forum in close association with ZIM-ID (SA) is currently being inundated largely with voice call enquiries concerning the actual date of release of the permits by the SA Department...Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 10:30hrs | 1 | by ZSP
SA launches blitz on fake SA passports
The Department of Home Affairs has launched a crackdown on illegal South African passport holders intending to enter or leave the country through the Beitbridge border post.Limpopo Mirror ...Published: 08 Jan 2015 at 20:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA home affairs speaks on Zim permit deadline
Johannesburg - Wednesday afternoon is the deadline for any Zimbabweans in South Africa wanting to apply for a permit to stay in the country legally, SA home affairs department said."The closur...Published: 31 Dec 2014 at 13:20hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge border post - ALERT - noticeable improvement
YESTERDAY and today has seen a marked improvement in travelling through the Beitbridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe after delays were experienced due to industrial action by South Afr...Published: 16 Dec 2014 at 10:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border rush: SA beefs staff
The South African government has beefed up its staff at the Beitbridge Border Post to cope with the increased volume of travellers expected to use the port where up to 30 000 people are sai...Published: 16 Dec 2014 at 10:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Our heartfelt condolences to SA Home Affairs Minister, Mr Malusi Gigaba
The Zimbabwe's Independent Democrats, or ZIM-ID (SA-Team Diaspora), the ZSP Permits Forum and the Community of Zimbabwe Diasporans in South Africa (CZD-SA) would like to collectively express their...Published: 03 Dec 2014 at 10:19hrs | | by ZIM-ID
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 du...Published: 21 Nov 2014 at 12:14hrs | | by Zim-ID
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