Unwelcomed Neighbours: Measuring the human cost of ending Zimbabwean permits

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Activists have warned that ending the Zimbabwe Extension Permits will lead to a humanitarian crisis in the country. UnwelcomedNeighbours delves into the various implications of scrapping the ZEP.

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Zimbabwean expatriates who settled in South Africa will expire, leaving many of them vulnerable to deportation if they are unable to secure alternative permits by then.

If they are unsuccessful, in some cases, an entire generation of children will be forced to relocate with their parents to a country they may never even have visited. In November 2021, the department announced that the ZEP would not be extended again, and all holders of this special permit had until 31 December 2021 to apply for a visa to stay in South Africa.

A government of national unity was eventually formed in 2009 between Morgan Tsvangirai and Robert Mugabe. Still, trust issues often saw it hit the rocks. So many in the country who had had enough of the constant anxiety and hardship, decided to leave. However, after the sudden swell of people applying for asylum or refugee status during the political and economic turmoil, in April 2009, Cabinet created the Dispensation of Zimbabweans Project.

But anti-Zimbabwean sentiment appears to have resurfaced again, with Zimbabweans being accused of taking jobs that South Africans could be doing. I started working as a home-based carer and was so happy to put my princess in a very good school. Now we can't renew our permits. I don't know any other life than the one I have now.I have worked as a forecourt attendant at a petrol station in Gqeberha since 2008. The decision to scrap the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits will affect me because I am providing for both my family here in South Africa and my parents in Zimbabwe. My father needs my assistance as he is 95 years old.

I also support three children, one of which I had to take out of school because of this permit [situation]. I haven't been able to do simple things like renewing my car licence because I was told my permit had expired.The cancellation of the Zimbabwean Exemption permits came as a shock, not only to me but also to my fellow countrymen who are ZEP holders.

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This Zim woman says you know if we go away these flats will be emptied and the economy will fall 🤭🤣 I be like which ones these highjacked building nah man,,go home bro,,SA whites how quick do you forget what was done to your grandparents,these ppl are beasts 🤫

There's already a humanitarian crisis in our, let them go back home to revive their economy and stop an expectation of being baby-sitted where they are not needed.

It's an opportunity for the Zimbabweans to go home and fix thier country this is good opportunity am sure Zimbabweans are happy as we are south Africans about this opportunity for them

You can't be an activists in a foreign country ,start at your home

Which activists?

They are mad

They must go we have rules

So we should back down because activists are blackmailing or threatening us. Phuck them, sent them home.

We are ready kuzonuka something la ekhaya🤞

The ZEP is not directed at the Zimbos only,it also caters for Angolans,Mozambicans,Lesotho,Eswatini,Namibians and Botswana

If the Zimbabweans are such excellent citizens that are going to be sent back then Zimbabwe will blossom again

Let them go to their own country please, we have a lot to deal with.

Humanitarian crises faced by the millions of South Africans in their own country does not matter, not as important as humanitarian importance of Zimbabweans. They have a country, let them go back.

U can tell kuthi myanc has a treaty with Zanu-PF to absorb jobless 🇿🇼 in🇿🇦 job market including snr Gvmt posts. Hence Zanu-PF Simba has the nerve to make demands in🇿🇦 without shyness in his eyes, he's exhibiting his entitlement psyche in 🇿🇦 politics, he's not scared.

Fusekani

Which country are you referring to? He bathong

They are drunk! Our people are starving already. ZEP will not be renewed!!!!!

Seems this so called activists only fight for people's rights in Mzansi and not to what they ran away for in their homelands

These people must go and fix their country. They are acting clever here in SA undermining our police and our rules.

What happened to the wonderful dream of freeing Zimbabwe in 1980...🤔 Rather, it's turned into a hell hole.

Nxa rubbish

Since when is News24 an activist? Jy lieg soos n koerant.

In which country?

Build the wall

There’s already a humanitarian crisis in SA. Let Zim pay for their own crisis and we’ll pay for ours.

Sounds like a terrorist threat. South africa has a sewage treatment crisis already. 18 million illegal poo per day is costly.

Rubbish!

Why why is that when poor, uneducated, looked down, unemployed and looked down people of South Africa decide to fight for their rights, they are been talked bad and they don't know what they are doing why. Why do we have to be forced to love people who don't love us. It's a shame

Let them go and fight their government every house has its own problems.

why are you fighting to keep Zimbabweans in south Africa. If they have correct permits you can stay if you dont go home. It works like that in the most parts of the world.

They can keep their rhetoric for whoever is funding them. Zimbabwe belongs to Zimbabweans. South Africa belongs to South Africans. This is not rocket science.

No, Robert Mugabe and his band of sycophants destroyed a once booming economy, fabulous education system, excellent tourist destination etc. Stop over simplifying the decades the South African government watched him steal, act like a dictator and destroy everything. Context

They own their land, let them work it.

Trash news 24, run by foreigners

Why is my hate levels rising for this news outlet

NoToZimWorkPermits

Let it be.

South Africans have spoken and there’s nothing further to say.

SAns don't care about those activist, the country should be cleaned. All foreigners who doesn't contribute to SA economy must leave the country.

What is an activist? Who are the activists? Where are the activists? Why are they activists? When are they activists?

In which country?

And who are those activits who only priorities are Zimbabwens in this whole global crisis,do they know the unemployment stats of our young ppl,do they care about the economic crisis we facing that can also be attribute to housing millions of Zimbabwens

Who are the activists? Zim activists... Humanitarian crisis how when you have a home to go to which by the way Easter weekend,Christmas and New year you're there celebrating with your relatives? Humanitarian what?

This is just a crap. Zimbabwe is far better than CAR, Djibouti or Gambia and there are no humanitarian crises in those countries. We must do away with all these prophets of doom. Zimbabwe will become a SUCCESSFUL country only when it's citizens can start to PUT THEIR FOCUS ON IT.

We already have humanitarian crisis of unemployment and poverty for South Africans in their own country..ZEP discontinuation will surely reduce the impact

So the crimes committed by Zimbabweans it's nothing to South africans,

You bo activists! ARE THESE zimbabweans NOT HAVING HOME COUNTRY 😕 humanitarian crisis there in zim not here! LIKE IT OR NOT THE LAW WILL DEAL WITH THEM WHILE ON THE GROUND WE SOUTH AFRICANS OFFER them FACE TO FACE humanitarian crisis! WAIT AND SEE O TLA BONA WENA news24.

40% unemployment is not a humanitarian crisis? Zimbabwe has a far lower unemployment rate compared to south africa. Let these expert plumbers go home and contribute positively to their country's development.. and leave us to develop ours.

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS where and why? Illegal foreigners must go back to their countries, Exemption Permit or not. DONOTRenewZimbabweExemptionPermit

Just move to Zimbabwe

We must remain in this lawlessness crisis because so that that your opportunistic feelings are not hurt? Take your favorite illegals with and head to Zimbabwe. We've had enough of this grand arrogance and disrespect.. I almost said NIYANYA.

What crisis? And you don't consider the dying of impoverished South Africans from hunger a crisis? Sies maan. You have no shame.

Who TF cares. SAns are in a crisis

Who are these activists? Name a few of them ? I will start: 1. juliarse malema 2. ?

It's not only Zimbabweans,what about the Nigerians.. biggest foreign criminals in S.A,they must also voetsek back to their shit hole countries

I have just realized that most people on earth are there just to oppose positivity

34% unemployment is already a humanitarian in South Africa! Zimbabwe has a 5% unemployment rate! ZEP holders have a better Country in Zimbabwe

zanupf_patriots ZimEye edmnangagwa SA is overcrowded because of your useless citizens🤮. PutSouthAficansFirst OperationDudula

You can jump nd jump News24, ZEP will b canceled.

Mugabe has given Zimbabweans Land but they don't want to utilize it,

You mean Zimbo activists.

We don't care, if they were behaving like visitors it wasn't going to be an issue, South Africa is not an option country, they can shift to Angola, Tanzania, Malawi or head north

FutSek we don't give a shìt about you and your activists and your Zimbabweans 🚮🚮🚮 VoetsekSAMedia

This is a humanitarian crisis. What are they doing about this

Ya'll must block and unfollow News24 ,it is as irrelevant as it is anti-Black South African

Re kena kae rena

we have laws in this country just like any other country. why they be unwelcome if they just do what the law prescribes for their stay?

No they hv to come here legal not illegal

Which country will suffer humanitarian crisis?

Zimbabweans have their country, can we open Donation websites so that we can donate money to deport them?

Truly speaking SAMedia deosin't care about humanitarian crises we have currently, you only care about what will happen after the expiry of ZEP, lets leave zim prob to the Zimbabweans and focus to our own problems.

When are these activists going to focus on the sitting Zimbabwean government? Are they really that dumb? It's common sense to go to the ROOT of the problem when trying to solve it!!! All these stupid NGOs & activists must not tryna piss on us!!! Sibadala!

Who cares Zimbabweans need to go back to their country

We have stage 6 load shedding which is hell we going to stage 8 some point what's the point here. They should've been preparing a exit they were given a whole year. Voetsek humanitarian crisis my ass Africa is a freaking humanitarian crisis already

This publication is becoming problematic now. Law and order must prevail. We are not a banana republic.

You 3 don’t look like combined could figure out how to screw in a light bulb because the Nigerians in this country are a bigger problem but you will go after people that are trying to do a honest days work you are now trying to in-site xenophobia

The must go or we will make them, they must take their girlfriends, wives, kids, we are not playing, even those zimbo journalists you hired must go. Your establishment must go to zim, we don't want it here lying, voetsek julle

We have humanitarian crisis in South Africa already

Lol

We r going 2b in darkness 4ever for as long as ds foreign nationals a stl here, we never experienced ds kind of situation b4, we're over populated in SA, Eskom hv 2 cater 4 both SAcans + Foreigners, that's 2much..., Huis Toe Asseblief!!!

SACANS never had freedom after apartheid regime there comes ppl frm all over Africa 2cm n oppress us n bullying us in our own country, we never hd liberation, right nw we a facing a very serious prblm of unemployment & hunger, coz we're sharing everything wt them, Nonsons man!

News24 is a Zimbabwean newspaper.

Let them take their loved ones to Zimbabwe aswell.

Two countries in one country? No it's too much strain. Job loss,crime,fake passports and IDs,dirty JHB cbd,health care,and even jail's are full. We can't breathe let them go home and sort their issues in Zimbabwe.

'White masters' of these Zimbabwean domestic workers and garden boys can make all the noise but the fact will remain. Zimbabweans belongs to their own country. ANC votes in 2024 will depend on what they do with Zimbabweans

Activists,its the umbrella to hide the agender supported by newspaper ...

VoetsekSAMedia VoetsekHelenSuzmanFoundation

Which country?

These Zimbabweans must fokof

Time to unfollow PutSouthAfricanFirst

Like there's no humanitarian already in South Africa. We have limited resources as it is, now we have to share with everyone. Why can't South Africans come first in their own country and everybody else go fight their own governemnt?

Zimbabweans speaking for their own care so that south africans can be oppressed I their own country.

So when South Africans are unemployed it’s not a humanitarian crisis?

The is humanitarian crisis in SA already if those activities are not aware

you have been harping on about this ZEP for WAAAY too long - those people should convert their visa to another type to remain or go back - it really is that simple! There i no crisis here. It makes me think you employing a lot of them at your media house...

South Africans are already experiencing a humanitarian crisis, wipe your crocodile tears & go back home!!!!

We already have a humanitarian crisis right now. South Africans are unemployed and hungry.

You are really trying! 🙄

QaanitahHunter certainly you are an advocacy officer for the Zimbos. You shall not succeed. Once the dust settles down we will show you the mistakes you made, in a patriotic way.

Tell your so-called activists is said this 👇

We don't give a fuck they must go home

Scream and kick all u like but ukusalayo asijiki

Humanitirian crisis in South Africa? Bring it on

I don’t see that happening 🙄

Example of paid media to spread propaganda.

Zimbabwe's are not here for good cause but to destroy South Africa look how many robberies and car hijackings is foreigners who is doing all these crimes.

So let me get this, these people thought they will live in South Africa forever?🤨 why what special about them? They must go back and work for their country

Who are those activists?

Propaganda

FUTSEK

Complete garbage. We'll not be dictated by so called activists.

Nonsense they have land they come from Mos - Zimbabwe needs their skills too

As a proud South African, I have no sympathy for any Zimbo, other than the farmers who fed the nation and here in SA all the arseholes who keep putting the thieving billionaires, read cabinet ministers, blue light brigades and mansions in govt, suffer babies. Not my problem!

Fokof

So what...

So what, who voted for Mugabe? And here who keeps on voting for the anc. Sub 70 s

I wish Dr Motswaledi can scrap the ZEP again for the second time just for control

futsek

Can News24 show the faces of South Africans that go to bed hungry because they are not working. Can they show faces of the many unemployed graduates without jobs. We are tired of hearing about Zimbabweans. We didn’t create the mess in their country we have our own to deal with!

Voestek

New24 is becoming useless and irrelevant. This piece of writing is rubbish.

We have our very own humanitarian crieses, SA has enough problems of its own

There is a moerse crisis in South Africa aswell if you have not noticed, we have no power, no money ,no work ,high fuel prices, higher food prices a corrupt goverment and partys that devide us and spread hate . We the people are GATVOL.

The very same people who are trying to protect, chased you in their country. Go to Zimbabwe and protect them there, we want our beautiful and peaceful South Africa back

So what happened here, tell a different story, stop deceiving your people Zimbos staying in South Africa for 14 years illegal, doesn't make you SA citizen,

Go tell those activists to fuck off

Those activists must voetsek with them to Zimbabwe! PutSouthAfricansFirst WeWantOurCountryBack

Nywe…nawe…!!

You know SAMedia it would have been good had you also made such noise for us the victims of. - Home invasions by Zimbabweans - Police killings by Zimbabweans - Brutal killing of the Rhodes Park couple by Zimbabweans - Serial killer and rapist in Limpopo by Zim national La nnyela

🤣🤣😂 news24 you don't have to wait for December yall can move to Zimbabwe now and stop bullshiting us please

There’s a humanitarian crisis in South Africa. Our problems are more important to South Africans. Zimbabwe is a sovereign state. Let them deal with their own problems. operationdudula. SANationalism. Boycott any advertiser who supports news24. News24 is anti SA

Article numbers 100 on foreigners and none about the hunger & suffering of poor South Africans. Absolutely amazing.

My foot🦶🦶🦶

What about the crisis in South Africa 🇿🇦

Those people have land in their country.. SAns don’t have jobs.. How much are you being paid for this.. Sies..! 🤮

Rest bafethu. No laws will be changed because received a brown envelope

Oksalayo

Its okay let them go home and fix it klaar!

What crisis? We want the crisis.

These activists must move to Zimbabwe

Fotsek with those Activists Unemployment rate is high because of white people because they need cheap labor and indirect slavary

Tell them to voetsek

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Hey Voetsek! We have a Humanitarian crisis in SA currently! Unemployment above 40%

But what’s so hard about going home

ADFSAfrica Extending them will definitely lead to that crisis... You are not reading the room, South Africans are patiently giving foreigners until 31 December after that if they are still in the country I forsee disaster.We see foreigners go home to their countries every weekend nd holiday

Zimbabwean government is quiet about the matter,but you guys are busy making noise

Let it be

Didn't they get free land ?

Account tp the law of RSA as it's practised everywhere in the world those who gold ZEP are encouraged by HomeAffairsSA to apply other visas in terms of the law as pronounced by Cabinet through exell pres CyrilRamaphosa and min of HA DrAaroneMotsoaledi

Ur really trying

Mxm

Humanitarian crisis for Zimbabweans they habe a country

This story again?!

We're already experiencing that Eskom put South Africans in a vary difficult situation, so guys please don't do this

Overnight Activists are a real problem that needs to be attended to urgently. We can't allow a bunch of Influencer wannabe tell us about Humanitarian crisis when the Minister is trying to fix the country.

We like humanitarian crises in South Africa, so we don’t mind 🤷🏾‍♂️

Let them go

They have land there by Rhodesia mos, what humanitarian crisis ?

This narrative is boring.

We are tired of you now🤦‍♀️

Banibhadala malini for this?

Are there humanitarian crisis in Botswana?

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