Many undocumented Zimbabweans worry there could be unfavourable changes to South Africa’s immigration policy after the May 29 polls. “With most of our clients in low-paying jobs in South Africa and in the villages in Zimbabwe, we don’t want to add extra charges included in declaration of goods, so bribes come into play at border controls.” Zimbabweans have been fleeing …
Johannesburg, South Africa – For years, Freeman Bhengu tried to earn a living in Soweto, the township on the outskirts of the country’s commercial capital, Johannesburg, where he grew up. But Nomzamo Zondo, executive director of the Johannesburg-based rights group, Socio-Economic Rights Insitute, says Operation Dudula members are “violence entrepreneurs” using history as a pretext to mobilise locals against vulnerable …
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Guitarist Joe Perry later told band biographer Stephen Davis …
On Tuesday, a South African court will decide if thousands of Zimbabweans can stay back in the country or face possible deportation. Cape Town, South Africa – Thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa face an uncertain future and possible deportation before a June 2023 expiration of their work permits, following an announcement by the home government last year that …
