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Parliament recently heard submissions on the One-Stop Border Post Bill. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

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ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

By Tania Broughton 9 Jun 2025

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Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has turned to the Constitutional Court in his bid to appeal against a Pretoria High Court judgment that found the process he used to end the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme was neither fair nor lawful. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Home Affairs minister takes Zimbabwean permit battle to the Constitutional Court

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The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme will not end any time soon, following a Supreme Court of Appeal dismissal of the Minister of Home Affairs’ request for leave to appeal. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

SCA dismisses bid to appeal Zim permits ruling

Tania Broughton 23 Feb 2024

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About 700,000 IDs have been blocked by the Department of Home Affairs without due process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

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Tania Broughton 17 Jan 2024

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Public comments on White Paper on Citizenship, Migration and Refugee Protection extended

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The Constitutional Court has struck down provisions in the Refugees Act which dictate that asylum seekers who have not renewed their visas within a month of expiry are considered to have permanently abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks | GroundUp

Constitutional Court win for asylum seekers

Tania Broughton 13 Dec 2023

Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi announced on Friday that holders of the Lesotho Exemption Permit and the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit will be allowed to remain legally in South Africa until 29 November 2025. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira | GoundUp

Two-year extension for Zimbabwe and Lesotho permit holders

Joseph Chirume 4 Dec 2023

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Zimbabwe permit application dismissed: no need for it, say judges

Tania Broughton 8 Nov 2023

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Draft White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection approved for publication

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ZEP termination decision invalid and unconstitutional

Hedda Schensema and Taryn York 30 Jun 2023

South Africans who lost their citizenship after gaining citizenship of another country can once again obtain a South African passport. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Lost citizens welcomed back by Supreme Court of Appeal

Tania Broughton 15 Jun 2023

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Home Affairs Minister extends validity of Zimbabwean permits

8 Jun 2023

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Last chance for Zim Exemption Permit holders to apply for waiver, visa

Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones, Nivaani Moodley & Siya Ngcamu 5 Jun 2023

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Namibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere

Nyasha Nyaungwa and Anait Miridzhanian 17 May 2023

Litigants in the court case to stop the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) have received threats on Twitter. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

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Ashraf Hendricks 18 Apr 2023

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The Western Cape High Court declared sections of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. The sections provide that asylum seekers who do not renew their visas within one month of the date of expiry are considered to have abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

High Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional

Tania Broughton 21 Feb 2023

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High Court refuses SA passport renewal for Atul Gupta

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Elgene Roos 16 Nov 2022

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Final extension for Zim Exemption Permits

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Visa application delays as new system gets running

Nivaani Moodley, Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones and Diyajal Ramrajh 7 Jul 2022

Many Zimbabweans may find themselves unlawfully in the country from 1 January 2023, unless the Helen Suzman Foundation wins a case it has launched. Archive photo: Joseph Chirume / GroundUp

Understanding the Zimbabwean permit case

Tania Broughton 20 Jun 2022

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