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.
With the non-renewal of the ZEP, I am deeply worried that my husband will lose his job and even be deported, and then I will suffer with the children. I won't be able to provide for my children the way my husband is providing for them right now, which is to pay rent, buy food, pay school fees and school transport.
They must go and come here legally.
One day we are going to boycott
I think it is time that patriotic South Africans boycott media houses like
Support this move. That's 180,000 South Africans who can find work.
And what anout the outher 8million that are here?
Honestly and sincerely tired of Zim sob stories.
Good, they must go back home.
Why is it our concern. What are you News24 doing about many problems we having in the country. Is your allegiance with us RSA or Zimbabwe? We sick and tired of hearing about the plight of Zims and nothing about the Plight of South Africans
Who cares
Since this NGO's are not profit, they're for public and by the public, is it possible for them to give us the list of their funders and financial statements?
Zimbabweans there's no war in Zim Mnangangwa needs your expertise and experience uve gained in South Africa.. we are being nice for now. U dont want us irate for now we are still diplomatic.. hayi kabi.
Can we listen to South Africans stories for a change 🤷♂️
That is humanitarian cruelty if the porous borders had been handled correctly the ANC would not have created a humanitarian crisis. Sis on you ANC fix the borders.
If they sit in SA, who is going to sort their country for them? Bury head in sand and hope things solve themselves. MNXM
The honest truth is that Zimbabweans are not fleeing war, it's a political crisis Borne from economic mismanagement SA is also suffering under the yoke of ANC economic mismanagement Zimbos & SAns r suffering from the same illness, therefore ZA has no obligations to house them
How many 😳 What is the real problem? overshadowed by illegal ....... immigrants
What the fuck, what the hell. Yerrr yesssssssssssssssses
I think News24 reporters are from Zimbabwe😂😂
Why is this specific to Zimbabweans? I mean Sa is full of Swazi, Sotho, Phakistani, Chinese, American, European , Nigerian , Ethopian and Tswana Migrants? Both leagal and illeagal , Why Zims ?
Tsek!!!
Their future is not hanging, their bright future is in Harare & Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, their home. Where new opportunities await them to make their country work. Bye 👋
Next is Nigerian and Pakistan and Bangladeshis we don't want this peoples anymore
Be patriotic, the S.A youth need those jobs occupied by the Zimbabweans, under this situation of high unemployment no grace for foreign national who are denying a S.A youth better future.
Tsek ka lona let me go pray😇
Can we ask the Zimbabweans to go home in peace before the heat turns up. Do they know what OperationDudula and PutSouthAficansFirst is Cooking?
It's nolonger 200 000 now it's 180 000,IT DOESN'T MATTER THE NUMBER! LET them GO!let them keep their zimbabwe,WE KEEP OUR SA🇿🇦 hangs in the balance ya eng,let them STOP their MANIPULATIVE TENDECIES AND GO HOME!they r affected bcos they r zimbabweans NOT SAFRICANS!zep EXPIRE DEC
News24 why are you pushing this story? It is about illegal immigration
What about our future zinja ? Nx
Why are they not applying for new permits instead of crying to news 24?
What future is hanging in the balance? Haibo hambani ekhaya niyolungisa iZimbabwe kwanele manje iskhathi sesifikile!
180 000 documented nationals yes. 🙄
SAEditorsForum and their journalists don't deserve for us to support them Let them sell their media in Zim it's very clear sides have been chosen in the Boujee class
VoestekNews24
Mabahambe.. We ain't gon feel guilty
Not gonna listen to their stories cause I don't care. That's 180 000 jobs that can go to South Africans. Those Zims can use the skills they learned in SA to go improve the Zim economy. The ZEP Permits were always temporary and they've always known it. I say goodbye to them.
They must share their stories in Zimbabwe
Enough with your beloved Zimbabweans. Why don't you just pack up and fokof along with them to Zimbabwe?
Their Future is in Zimbabwe.
They can write story after story - their permits are expiring on 31-12-22, their intelligent, educated and 'hardworking self are going back to their country. That is the law of the country🇿🇦 as we speak.
Only 180000
What's so bad with these Zimbabweans going back home? They do that every December, why is it a problem now?
Its time they fix their own country out
They have a bright future in Zimbabwe. Why would it hang in the balance?
Re tsena kae?
We don't need these stories
Their future is in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼. Let the foreigners go and fix their country. Stop postponing their problems!
Zim24
Just think, when South Africans are refugees there will be nowhere to go!!!
Where is the source of the problem...the Zim government?
Y’all must go to the nearest hell, SAns are poorer to a point even kids fall into pit latrines and manholes but you here advocating for poeple who got cushy jobs undeservedly ahead of SA graduates . Tsek!!!
What happened to the Zimbabwe dream, post 1980?
What about the current situation of south Africa 47% of unemployed raye🤔🤔🤔🤔
I feel desperately sorry for these Zimbo’s. Their gov is screwed & now their “brothers” in SA turning their backs on them. Imagine this had happened during apartheid Would still be an issue today i’m guessing. Black SA’s need to look closely their morales or lack thereof.
Go home simple
You can post this zimbabwean matter 1000 times, but it will not change the facts , our laws, and our thinking on illegal immigration.
I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that, the people that sympathize with the Zimbabweans are speaking from a position of privilege and don't understand what normal unprivilaged south Africans are Impacted by our permanent visitors
When NelsonMandela was in hospital the SABCNews journalists were mugged live on national TV by Zimbabweans , front of MilparkHospital where were you HelenSuzmanFdn KathradaFound Corruption_SA ForDemocracySa Section27 SERI_RightsSA
Azkhale sonke keh because we all affected. Sad that South Africans are not given the opportunity to tell their stories mara continue, we still won't fold!
Same you published 2 days ago
This avalanche of a paid media crusade sponsored by dark handlers in the background will not work. The general population is gatvol with immigration. No amount of Blackmail will convince the masses otherwise. The days of the media controlling and directing the agenda are over
News24 do really want South Africans to remain unemployed when the Zimbabweans are in employments that can be occupied by our fellow countrymen and women, where is your loyalty, with your bosses who are pushing for change of regime in this country?
One thing must be clear to these Zimbabweans and those that support them, they're not a priority in this country called South Africa. This South Africa belongs to South Africans and only South Africans are a priority in their own country. Zimbos you have overstayed.
They have their Country to fix,South Africa is MESS we need space to clean up without any irritation by our illegal neighbours.
A bit of a conundrum…
let them go our ppl r unemployed
What about South Africans future
BlackmailingWhiteOwnedMedia
Lol who is funding it? The Helen Suzayo Foundation? How about a feature project for SAns to share their stories of seeing CyrilRamaphosa arrested? PhalaPhalaFarmGate CyrilRamaphosamustgo
Well we Zimbabwean no 2 even worst
Zimbabweans highly skilled and educated it's not O Wena I am tired I must take the baby to my granny in the Eastern Cape or the funerals another story
Nobody cares how long they've been here. Its time to go back. Go back home. It's been 14 years.
😂😂🤣You think you gonna have the last laugh by mocking us reposting the story to. Agitate South Africans when I know. Deep. Down you are peeing your pants with worry
Apartheid is back run by the ANC
These very Zimbabweans have been the conduit for 5 million illegal Zimbabwe people being here. They knew the conditions when they came. They can't complain now.
Let them go back home, we hav thousand of umemployed teachers, nurses, trackdrivers, nannies, farmworkers, retailers and criminals of our own, we dnt wnt BAD ATTITUDE zimbabeans here, let tjem go fighy wif mmangwagwa in harare for political freedom.
Near fok, fok man, het jy ander iets omte sê nie, you want to see South Africans fighting with their neighbors, foooooooook!!!
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Niyabheda nina
They must go to Botswana
180000? What about the millions of illegals in the country?
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