Zimbabwe Exemption Permit
latest news & developments
Home Affairs Minister Schreiber to revive Immigration Advisory Board
The board will provide input on the future of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit, the new minister said in his budget speech
Zimbabweans complain of Home Affairs incompetence
Waivers for ZEP holders allegedly contain the incorrect information
Civil rights group seeks reprieve for Zimbabwe permit holders
Helen Suzman Foundation argues if reprieve is not granted, the government is likely to deport Zimbabweans en masse at the end of the year
This is why termination of Zimbabwe special permits was declared unconstitutional
The home affairs minister’s decision was unconstitutional and procedurally unfair, the Pretoria high court found
Termination of Zimbabwean Exemption Permit declared unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid
The ZEP is extended until the end of June 2024
Home affairs department extends Zimbabwe permits by six more months to December
The permit, which has allowed tens of thousands of Zimbabweans to live, work and study in South Africa, was initially to be terminated in December 2022
Motsoaledi tore up policy paper in scrapping Zimbabwe exemption permit, court hears
The Helen Suzman Foundation argued in court this week that the home affairs minister mislead permit holders and failed to give them a fair chance to regularise their status
‘I left Zimbabwe for SA. I want to go back but it’s difficult’
I had to leave Zimbabwe because I could not support my family. I have lived legally in South Africa but now I will be forced to return to poverty
Zimbabweans and the ZEP
Zimbabweans to set up businesses without being required to first invest R5-million in South Africa, and the study permit was just that; a permit that allowed Zimbabweans to live…