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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A Zimbabwean national residing in South Africa has expressed shock over the SA government\u2019s decision to discontinue issuing Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs).<\/p>\n

In 2021 the SA government announced that it will not renew the permits when they expired at the end of that year and gave holders a twelve-month grace period to apply for other permits.<\/p>\n

In a letter pushed by TimesLive, the Zimbabwean national claimed South Africa is targetting Zimbabweans and leaving out other nationalities. Reads the letter:<\/p>\n

I write with disappointment. I\u2019m a Zimbabwean exemption permit holder. Was it too much for the government to tell us three years ago that they won\u2019t renew our permits and let us know of alternatives?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m surprised we are told to leave SA. I renewed my permit in January 2018, only for it to be issued in October 2021, three months before its expiration.<\/p>\n

It took three years for the department of Home Affairs to process it. Why are they giving us only a year to pack up and leave? We paid for our permits, they were not free.<\/p>\n

This is daylight robbery. We worked for 10 years in SA, we have policies and investments. What is going to happen to them?<\/p>\n

This is just playing politics. There are many nationalities in SA, yet only Zimbabweans are singled out. What about the others?<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A Zimbabwean national residing in South Africa has expressed shock over the SA government\u2019s decision to discontinue issuing Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs). 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