Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has urged Zimbabwean nationals currently living in South Africa on a Zimbabwean Special Permit (ZSP) to regularise their stay in South Africa before the permit expires at the end of 2017.
The permits were issued in 2014 to accommodate Zimbabweans in South Africa.
Gigabi says he will first consult with the relevant ministers in other departments before a decision is taken on what to do with Zimbabweans who do not regularise their stay before the 31 December deadline.
“We advised the Zimbabweans in the country, those who are on the ZSP, to regularise their stay in the country by taking advantage of the various visas that are provided for in the Immigration Act in RSA. We would now have to decide, those who are holders of the ZSP and did not regularize their stay, what to do.”
– By SABC
