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TimesLive reports that Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Minister Aaron Motsoaledi warned on Tuesday when he appeared in Parliament that expired Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders who did not apply to be in SA legally must be prepared to face the consequences.
“The ball is in their court, not in the government’s court. We will deal with them the same way we deal with someone who is in the country illegally and overstayed. There is punishment for that,” he stated. Motsoaledi pointed out that the 178,000 people who held a ZEP were on a special dispensation and were not part of the usual immigration processes. In December 2021, Motsoaledi issued a directive to inform the public he had decided to extend the exemptions granted to Zimbabwean nationals for 12 months to allow holders to apply for one of the visas provided for in the Immigration Act. On 2 September 2022, he issued a further directive allowing for an extension of six months until 30 June 2023. On the legal issues facing the department, Motsoaledi told MPs that organisations and forums representing ZEP holders had taken the department to court regarding the permits. Because the matter was before the court, Motsoaledi said he could not give MPs a detailed update, but he indicated that the court case would be heard in October.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Amanda Khoza at TimesLive
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