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Ramaphosa's lawyers respond to Buyanga's freedom bid
Attorneys representing South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have stated that they will abide by the Constitutional Court's ruling following an application by Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga Sa...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:30hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean businessman launches fresh freedom bid in South African
Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga, who has been in detention at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre for more than two years, has launched a renewed legal challenge for his freedom. Buyanga, arrest...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:03hrs | 1647 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Buyanga fights South African police
The fight between businessman Frank Buyanga and authorities in South Africa has escalated with the former accusing police in the neighbouring country of defaming him.Buyanga has been languishi...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
South Africa cop arrested during attempt to book Frank Buyanga out of jail
A detective constable will appear in court, on charges of defeating the ends of justice. He was arrested by the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation Unit as he tried to book out Zimbabwean businessm...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga appeal dismissed, businessman remains in SA jail
SOUTH African-based Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga's appeal against denial of bail on charges of violating South African immigration rules has been dismissed.Buyanga, who has been in jai...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unskilled Zimbabweans in quandary over South African permits
MULTITUDES of Zimbabweans engaged as domestic workers, or doing other menial jobs, remain in a quandary over their future as immigrants in South Africa after it emerged they were unsure of what exempt...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe envoy sweats over Ramaphosa lawsuit
HARARE'S top diplomat in Pretoria, David Hamadziripi, said this week a court case filed by Zimbabwean migrants against President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration over special work permit renewals has ...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
81 people escape from covid-19 isolation centre
A total of 81 people, among them 29 who were Covid-19 positive, escaped from the Beitbridge Quarantine, Isolation and Transit centre last week under unclear circumstances.The group included 71...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 16:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
300 Zimbabweans nabbed in Musina blitz
ABOUT 300 people believed to be Zimbabweans were on Wednesday arrested around Musina, including the Beitbridge Border Post areas, for allegedly flouting South African immigration laws, officials in So...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:18hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
ZEP permits all to be issued by the end of September 2018
Speaking at a media briefing on the uptake of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) the Director General of the South African Department of Home Affairs Mkuseli Apleni said he expects all ZEP permits to...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 21:05hrs | | by Velempini Ndlovu
SA deportation truck overturns, 13 Zimbabweans injured
Harare - At least 13 Zimbabweans were injured when a South Africa home affairs ministry truck overturned in near Musina during deportation, a report said on Tuesday. The truck was transporting...Published: 16 Nov 2016 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean couple slapped with SA travel ban, wants it reversed
Pretoria - A Zimbabwean couple has approached the South African embassy in Harare seeking a reversal of the one year travel prohibition imposed on them by Home Affairs officials at the Beitbridge bor...Published: 31 Jul 2015 at 20:19hrs | 3 | by Agencies
New SA visa rules force 250k Zimbabweans to decide on returning home
Strict new South African immigration laws have sparked confusion and panic among foreign residents in this "Gateway to Africa" and forced 250,000 Zimbabweans to decide whether to return home.W...Published: 13 Jan 2015 at 09:13hrs | 2 | by Sapa-AFP
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...Published: 12 Jan 2015 at 07:11hrs | | by Martin J. Bauwens
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 ...Published: 22 Aug 2014 at 10:48hrs | 4 | by Andrew Kunambura
SA visa rules hit Zimbabweans hardest
Strict new South African immigration laws have sparked confusion and panic among foreign residents in this "Gateway to Africa" and forced 250 000 Zimbabweans to decide whether to return home.W...Published: 14 Jul 2014 at 09:30hrs | 3 | by Citizen
Mass deportation fears as South Africa gets tough
STRICT new South African immigration laws have sparked confusion and panic among foreign residents in the "Gateway to Africa" and forced 250,000 Zimbabweans to decide whether to return home.Wa...Published: 10 Jul 2014 at 18:36hrs | 3 | by AFP
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