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Zimbabwe unveils industrial growth blueprint for automotive sector
The Zimbabwe Industrial Reconstruction and Growth Plan (ZIRGP), a targeted economic manufacturing initiative, has outlined key strategies to boost domestic production of buses and trucks. Running from...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 07:52hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
SA assures Zimbabwe exemption permit holders amid new visa system
The South African government has sought to reassure holders of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) regarding the newly implemented points-based system for critical skills and general work visas, addressi...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:56hrs | 1323 | 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 scrambl...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:52hrs | 6682 | by Staff reporter
25% of Matabeleland South children not attending school
A recent report by the 2024 Zimbabwe Livelihood Assessment Committee (ZIMLAC) reveals that 25 percent of school-aged children in Matabeleland South Province are not attending school, primarily due to ...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:44hrs | 103 | 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,...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:22hrs | 629 | 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 | 1465 | 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 | 987 | by Sgtaff reporter
America 'fugitive' diplomat shielded from Zimbabwe prosecution
A spokeswoman from the United States Embassy in Harare has refuted allegations by Harare that its diplomat is on the run after allegedly killing an 11-year-old girl in a road traffic accident in Dema,...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:15hrs | 457 | 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 perm...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 11:05hrs | 36 | by Agencies
Reprieve for SA migrant workers
South Africa's new Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Leon Schreiber, has extended the temporary concession for migrant workers awaiting visa, waiver, and appeal outcomes until December 31, 2024. This exte...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 10:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures maize to feed 6 million people
The Zimbabwean government has mobilized 405,000 tonnes of grain to feed six million people for a year, distributing 7.5 kg per person, increasing to 8.5 kg from October to March. This response...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra caught offside
A Zambian firm, Rock Telecom Limited, has won a Supreme Court appeal after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) seized its consignment of 96,820 mobile phones imported from China. Initially, the Hig...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 11:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo, ZPC in negotiations to revive Gwanda Solar project
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) and Intratrek Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd are negotiating to resume work on the proposed 100-megawatt Gwanda solar power facility, following a Supreme Court decision upholding th...Published: 25 May 2024 at 12:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman to be paid R17 million by SA Health MEC
The MEC tried to argue for a reduced amount to be paid, because the mother was a Zimbabwean citizen.North West's Health MEC will have to fork out R17.2 million to a Zimbabwean woman for her 10...Published: 21 May 2024 at 20:45hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit extension a temporary relief but ....
EMILY Machingauta (44), a Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (Zep) holder, has welcomed the decision by the government of South Africa to grant a two-year extension to Zimbabwean permit holders.The wai...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:06hrs | 10 | by Sally Nyakanyanga
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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zinara tightens screws on govt vehicle exemptions
Zinara chief executive officer Nkosinathi Ncube said they were collaborating with the parent ministry on solution to halt the abuse of the facility.THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Z...Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 13:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gets UK fire tenders
UNITED Kingdom-based firefighting charity organisation, Operation Florian, has donated three fire tenders to Bulawayo after city fathers expressed concerns over shortages of firefighting equipment and...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 18:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grain imports into Zimbabwe liberalised
GOVERNMENT has liberalised the importation of grain at household level as part of a raft of measures aimed at mitigating the effects of the El Nino-induced drought and guaranteeing national food secur...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle rebate haunts civil servants
CIVIL servants are under probe for allegedly abusing the vehicle rebate system as it emerged that some government employees were importing cars duty free on behalf of other people for a fee.St...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | 4 | 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 termi...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man (77) kills self over goats
A 77-year-old man from Tsholotsho committed suicide by hanging after a dispute over the ownership of family goats early this week.The deceased Hebert Zilawa Tshuma of Diwala Line under Chief G...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 11:53hrs | 8 | by Peter Matuka
Zimbabwe leaders are from Mars!
I WAS touched by an impassioned plea by a fellow Zimbabwean.He appeared on local television, imploring the government to remove VAT (value added tax) on rice. His logic was that rice w...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:19hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean truckers, refused licence renewals in SA, head for Poland
Zimbabwean truckers are being denied the ability to renew their South African driver's licences as the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) system winds down, with a little less than two years to run befor...Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 14:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
South Africa grants an extension of visa concessions
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has granted an extension of visa concessions for individuals with pending waivers and visa applications until June 2024.Those with pending waive...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 15:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Iran waives visa requirements for Zimbabweans
Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ezzatollah Zarghami has said the Iranian Cabinet has decided to unilaterally cancel visa requirements for visitors from India and severa...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans welcome another ZEP permit's life line
ZIMBABWEANS working and living in South Africa on the strength of a special three years' permit have welcomed its extension by the host government for another two years.South Africa's Home Aff...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 18:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA to deduct 30% on wheat payments to farmers
As the festive season approaches, farmers in Zimbabwe are facing the harsh reality of celebrating Christmas without the much-needed funds, following a decision by grain millers to suspend payments. Th...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 10:35hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Helen Suzman Foundation rush to court to protect Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) rushed to court this week in an attempt to secure an order to protect Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders whose presence in South Africa, it said, was again und...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 19:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
ZACC and Zimra net 19 000 civil servants in corruption probe
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), is conducting investigations into approximately 19,000 cases of corruption involving civil...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 14:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends duty on fertiliser imports
The government has taken the measure of suspending customs duties on imported fertilizers for a period of 12 months to address the anticipated scarcity of this essential agricultural input.Thi...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No reason to continue favouring Zimbabweans with a special work permit'
In the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday, the Department of Home Affairs argued that the government lacks a valid reason to allow the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) program to continue....Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 13:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sadc observer report a run away 'gun'
THE choice of words by the Sadc observer mission bordered on incitement, propelling a legitimacy crisis with the potential to harm the country. The report was by any standard a threat to human and nat...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:53hrs | | by Dr Matthew Mare
'Withdrawal of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits is discriminatory and inhumane'
New research has indicated that the biggest challenge in documenting immigrants is procedure, which increasingly excludes people who are considered 'not useful' to the South African economy.Th...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 7 | 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 wa...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 10:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZITF seeks refuge from currency crisis
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has proposed to pay its utility bills to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) four months in advance citing a free-falling local currency.The lo...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Here are options for Zimbabweans to stay in South Africa
While there might be alternative options for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders to remain in the country after the permits expire, these options are not viable and are hard to acquire, an exper...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean migrants slam SA
LEGAL counsels representing about 170 000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Holders (ZEP) in South Africa yesterday said Pretoria's aborted plan to send them home was illegal.Simba Chitando, who rep...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:51hrs | 8 | 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 app...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South Africa Extends Zimbabwean Exemption Permits
The South African Minister of Home Affairs has extended the validity of exemption permits issued to Zimbabwean nationals for a further period of 6 months, ending on 31 December 2023.The Minist...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 21:50hrs | 9 | 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 cr...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA edgy over delayed Zimbabwean Exemption Permit waivers
ZIMBABWEANS seeking to stay in South Africa have told Eyewitness News that they spent thousands of rands trying to get a waiver, but are still waiting.More than 178 000 Zimbabweans may be forc...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's import duty waiver on basic goods praised
ZIMBABWEANS have applauded the Government for lifting all restrictions on the import of basic commodities to boost market supplies and granting a 100 percent retention of domestic foreign currency ear...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's US$12 billion mining economy on course
ZIMBABWE'S mining industry has registered significant strides towards realising the ambitious US$12 billion milestone by the end of this year, Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando ha...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA opposition adds voice to ZEP saga
SOUTH Africa's opposition African People First (APF) party has backed calls to renew Zimbabwe exemption permits in that country who hail from Matabeleland citing historical ties.APF said this ...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:33hrs | | 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 li...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:03hrs | | by The Conversation
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) h...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 councillors in court over stands corruption
FIVE Harare City councillors, all members of the Finance and Development Committee, have been charged with illegally allocating commercial and industrial stands to themselves, at least seven other cou...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:32hrs | 1 | 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....Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 16:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youth blend in Zanu-PF candidates excites observers
The election season is upon us.It is an exciting time for the electorate and aspiring candidates for both parliamentary and local authority elections.While other political parties are ...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Ranga Mataire
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