About 180,000 Zimbabweans in SA face uncertain future
Published: 27/May/2021
Source: GroundUp (Cape Town)
The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit lapses in December and the South African government has not indicated if it will renew it
By Joseph Chirume
Thousands of holders of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) are living in uncertainty because the South African government has not yet indicated whether it will renew their permits. About 180,000 Zimbabweans hold ZEPs. The four-year permit expires on 31 December 2021.
Some Zimbabweans said their banks had already warned them to renew their permits or face closure of their accounts in December.
The permits were first issued in 2010 under the Dispensation of Zimbabweans Project (ZDP). The programme was renewed in 2014 as the Zimbabwe Special Permit (ZSP), before the ZEP was introduced in 2017.
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