Zimbabweans living in South Africa say the hike in the price of Zimbabwean passports is contributing to more of them being in the country illegally.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, a group of Zimbabweans and some South Africans marched to the Zimbabwean embassy in Hatfield, Pretoria, to demand a standard price for passports that they say should be in line with other African countries.<\/p>\n
The group also expressed concern about the state of Zimbabwe and called for the resignation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.<\/p>\n
A Zimbabwean living in Hillbrow who did not want to be named said the price hike is contributing to many Zimbabweans living illegally in South Africa.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old, who has been in the country about 10 years, said he lost his passport after being robbed last year and cannot afford a new one.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not working so don\u2019t have R5,000 for a passport. Here in South Africa if you don\u2019t have a permit, you won\u2019t work, so I don\u2019t know what I can do. Going back home is also expensive. At least if they dropped that price to $100, it would be better. Working is hard if you do not have the proper documents. We can\u2019t survive and maybe we will turn into criminals.<\/p>\n