Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP)

Zimbabwean E-Passports To Be Made Available In South Africa

Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage of Zimbabwe, Ambassador Raphael Faranisi said registration officers will travel to the South African embassy this week to train consular staff on how to process e-passports. Earlier, he added, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade carried out reforms at the consulate, which were successfully completed. This is… Continue reading Zimbabwean E-Passports To Be Made Available In South Africa

Home Affairs To Appeal ‘Dangerous’ Court Judgement On Zimbabweans

HOME Affairs says it will contest the North Gauteng High Court judgement in which it was directed not to deport the 178 000 Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders. The department says it has no choice but to appeal the judgement because it set a “dangerous precedent” and deals with “a sacrosanct principle of separation of… Continue reading Home Affairs To Appeal ‘Dangerous’ Court Judgement On Zimbabweans

‘ZEP Ruling Is Proof Of ANC’s Failure To Protect SA’s Sovereignty, Must Be Appealed’

ActionSA President Herman Mashaba, whose party has been demanding accountability over the Lily-Mine disaster. Last week, the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed an application by Australian company Vantage Goldfields to challenge the Mbombela High Court ruling that independent creditor Arqomanzi acquires the mine, along with another one known as Barbrook.

THERE are mixed reactions to the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruling against South African Home Affairs’ decision to terminate the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP). The ruling allows 178 000 Zimbabweans to live and work in the neighbouring country after the court ruled the termination as “unlawful” and “unconstitutional.” The ruling was met with… Continue reading ‘ZEP Ruling Is Proof Of ANC’s Failure To Protect SA’s Sovereignty, Must Be Appealed’