Zimbabwe Exemption Permits

The High Court in Pretoria has refused to hear Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's application for leave to appeal against a ruling overturning his ‘executive’ decision to terminate the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) programme.
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Government has assured Zimbabweans facing an uncertain future in South Africa, following the expiration of their permits as the grace period to be in the neighboring country draws to an end on 30 June, that measures are being put in place…
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The South African government has decided to extend the stay of long-term visa, waiver applicants until December 31st this year. The Department of Home Affairs confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday.
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Advocate Simba Chitando, a lawyer who represents the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Holders Association (ZEPHA) said the South African government wanted to depopulate its country by getting rid of Zimbabweans. He likened the move to the last…
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The court battle against the cancellation of the right of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) holders to stay and work in South Africa has been postponed indefinitely.
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South African Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has extended the Zimbabwean exemption permits, which were due to expire at the end of the year, by a further six months but has warned that there will be no further extensions.
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Zimbabweans have benefitted from special permits since 2010 when the Dispensation of Zimbabweans Project (DZP) was introduced.
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South Africa has extended operating hours by about two hours to 7PM at its Home Affairs offices to expedite the processing of documents for those intending to travel or register children ahead of school opening.
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Some Zimbabwean teachers based in South Africa have gone for nine months without being paid with the neighbouring country’s education sector blaming its Home Affairs Department for delays in processing their work permits.
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Zimbabweans living in South Africa are safe following a spate of attacks and looting of foreign owned shops by locals in the neighbouring country this week, a senior official has said.
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