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.

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.