Politicians have increasingly come under scrutiny for their alleged inflammatory comments which have been taken as endorsement by anti-foreigner activists
Desperation is mounting for undocumented Zimbabweans waiting for permits needed ahead of the July 31 deadline.
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/ 13 January 2011
While hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans have applied for business, study and work permits in SA, the fate of thousands of others is now unclear.
A steady rain made the wait particularly miserable for Zimbabwean immigrants crowded outside a South African immigration office.
There was no review of the dispensation allowing Zimbabweans to travel to South Africa without a visa, home affairs said on Tuesday.
Two men were arrested on Wednesday night for threatening the life of Methodist bishop Paul Verryn.