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Uebert Angel not off the hook
Anti-corruption watchdogs have petitioned the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) to sanction President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special envoy...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:35hrs | | 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
Probe red flags Zec ahead of polls
Zimbabwe Civil Society Anti-Corruption Coalition (ZCSACC), a grouping of 22 organisations drawn from diverse sectors, has produced a damning report on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), saying t...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa-based Zimbabweans blast Shava
ZIMBABWEAN immigrants residing in South Africa have blasted Foreign Affairs minister Fredrick Shava for not consulting them before meeting his counterpart Naledi Pandor.Shava met the South Afr...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:27hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Expelled Ndebele chief challenges SA on Zimbabwe crisis
United-Kingdom-based former Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has challenged South Africa to intervene in the Zimbabwean political crisis as sporadic xenophobic attacks start simmering again...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 18:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teachers stampede for SA Educators Council certificate
HUNDREDS of Zimbabwean teachers working in neighbouring South Africa this week applied for the SA Educators Council certificate to avoid deportation as they hold Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs) whic...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans engage South African government over permits
THE Zimbabwe Community in South Africa (ZCSA) has engaged South Africa's Department of Home Affairs seeking a waiver of some of the requirements for obtaining permits following a decision by that coun...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Cosatu making attempts to negotiate for Zimbabwean migrants
THE Congress of South African Unions (Cosatu) has revealed plans to engage the government on behalf of Zimbabweans that are likely to be deported due to expiry of the Special Dispensation Permits (ZSP...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean migrants making it big in South Africa
WHEN he made the decision to leave the country and cross the border into South Africa several years ago, his family and his peers tried to dissuade him, telling him he was putting his life in danger u...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean exiles panic over SA permits
The Migrant Workers Union of South Africa (Miwusa) has expressed concern over the delays by the South African government in renewing or making pronouncements on the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) fo...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Govt to blame for health workers' exodus'
THE Zimbabwean Community in South Africa (ZCSA) has blamed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration for paying "slave wages", thus causing local health workers' migration to neighbouring countrie...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zambia bans popular Zimbabwe juice Mazoe
Health authorities in Zambia are investigating the safety of a popular Zimbabwean juice, Mazoe.There are fears that counterfeit Mazoe products have hit the market and are not fit for consumpti...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA gloat over extension of special permits
THE Zimbabwe Community in South Africa (ZCSA) has welcomed announcements by the South African government that it will be extending the Zimbabwe Special Permits (ZSP) beyond their expiry date on Decemb...Published: 05 Aug 2017 at 09:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Don't panic, Zim special permit holders told
Thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa, who hold the special dispensation permit should not panic but stay put and wait for the government to make an official announcement at the end of...Published: 29 Mar 2017 at 04:10hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans respond to SA skirmishes
Zimbabweans have expressed disappointment with South African authorities over recent xenophobic attacks.There were renewed attacks on foreigners in Johannesburg's Rossetenville suburb and west of ...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 15:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Johannesburg mayor, Uncle Tom, arrogant, xenophobic'
ZIMBABWEAN migrants in South Africa have blasted Johannesburg mayor, Herman Mashaba, describing him as "xenophobic and arrogant", after he allegedly displayed a hostile attitude towards them durin...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Herman Mashaba trying to incite public anger against foreigners'
ZIMBABWEANS based in South Africa have applauded the move by Johannesburg residents to flush out all known drug dealers and human traffickers from their community, but blasted Johannesburg mayor, ...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
South African based Zimbabweans fret as permits enter last year
THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans resident in South Africa on the strength of the Zimbabwe Special Permits (ZSP) introduced in 2012, can be rest assured of their continued stay in that country, as arrangem...Published: 13 Dec 2016 at 12:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA set to review rejected Zimbabwean Permit applications
THE South African Home Affairs department is set to review rejected Zimbabwean Special Dispensation Permit (ZSDP) applications beginning next month.The Zimbabwe Community in South Africa (...Published: 30 Jul 2015 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA based Zimbabweans want to meet Chombo
THE Zimbabwe Community in South Africa (ZCSA) is seeking an audience with newly-appointed Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo to apprise him on "sticking immigration challenges".ZCSA is ...Published: 08 Jul 2015 at 08:05hrs | | 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....Published: 28 Jan 2015 at 09:53hrs | | by Tariro Washinyira
4,000 Zimbabweans languish in SA prisons
Close to 4 000 Zimbabweans are languishing in South Africa's prisons for various crimes varying from theft, fraud to murder, the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa (ZCSA) director, Ngqabutho Mabhena, ...Published: 30 Aug 2014 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA xenophobic threats, Zimbabweans on high alert
Zimbabweans living in South Africa are on high alert following threats of xenophobic attacks by locals reportedly set for today, The Zimbabwe Mail reported.The move was allegedly inspired ...Published: 16 Aug 2014 at 15:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Desperate Zimbabweans fork out R13,000 for fake SA permit
DESPERATE Zimbabweans are forking out as much as R13 000 paying suspected bogus permit agents in South Africa under the guise of facilitating the process as anxiety reaches fever pitch ahead of an of...Published: 05 Aug 2014 at 11:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gigaba to consult SA cabinet on extension of Zim permits
SOUTH AFRICAN Home Affairs minister Malusi Gigaba is expected to further consult Cabinet on the emotive extension of Zimbabwean permits and announce a decision before August 15 amid indications that m...Published: 04 Aug 2014 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mohadi meets Zimbabwean exiles based in SA over permits
HOME Affairs minister Kembo Mohadi and the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa (ZCSA) are set to hold key talks on the permits issue in Pretoria today amid reports that some South African banks are no...Published: 30 Jul 2014 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA permits: Mohadi in firefighting
HOME Affairs minister Kembo Mohadi reportedly told the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa (ZCSA) that the local economy was too small to absorb close to 250 000 locals who risked being deported and s...Published: 07 Jul 2014 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
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