Dlamini-Zuma the key over Zim refugees
THE Zimbabwean refugee group Passop says it will cancel plans to demonstrate if Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma makes a breakthrough in today's meeting with her counterparts in Zimbabwe.
Passop - People Against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty - welcomed Dlamini-Zuma's meeting today with the Zimbabwean co-Ministers of Home Affairs Kembo Mohadi and Theresa Makone.
Passop spokesperson Langton Mariyoga said the government's project of documenting all Zimbabwean nationals in South Africa was currently at an impasse.
"The Zimbabwean consulate recently opened several offices around the country and took millions of rand from Zimbabweans applying for passports.
"After taking their payments of R750 per person, the offices were shut down, leaving thousands of Zimbabweans robbed of their money. The promised delivery time of six weeks never arrived," said Mariyoga.
"We hope that Dlamini-Zuma is able to sweet-talk, and, if necessary, twist their wrists to get them to do their jobs.
"It must also be made clear to media and the public why the Zimbabwean government has failed to deliver."
Mariyoga said if Dlamini-Zuma was convinced by today's meeting that the Zimbabwean government would deliver all the passports, Passop would cancel planned protests.
More than 275000 Zimbabweans living in South Africa applied for work and study visas last year.
Home Affairs spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said yesterday that more than 20000 of those applications came without passports.
"South Africa is awaiting the printing of these passports by the Zimbabwean authorities to enable the government to finalise the documentation process."
Dlamini-Zuma said recently: "All I know is that the process is proceeding a bit slow and would like to talk to our counterparts (in Zimbabwe) as this is constraining us in terms of putting a definite timeline of finalising this process, primarily because we have a dependency that we cannot do anything about."
mohalepm
passop nyana yeo yagona eyanya, aeye zimbabwe etlhome melao gona.this south africa not zim, banyela naa? banyaka godemonstreita? banyela. the correct figures is 27 000000 illegal/legal zomsReport Abuse
anclives
It is shocking how our youth have no morals or values of collective solidarity, the Zimbabwean regime must be held to account, well done Minister Dlamini-Zuma. Well done passop for speaking the truth- against politicians fearlessly but also for being willing to compliment leaders when they do well.It is clear that the people of Zimbabwe should be legal in South Africa, that they should have documents and that the Zimbabwean government should do its job. I am tired of seeing people complain about immigrants - accusing them for unemployment and poverty in South Africa-- what we need is the wealth from our elite. Why do we allow our poor to fight of crumbs? Let us work towards redistribution of wealth from the current elite and from the suburbs and let us not allow anti foreigner sentiments to distract us from our struggle towards economic emancipation. It is sad to note that many elite encourage people to focus on foreigners instead of them- to protect their selfish gains.
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Tikido
These Zimbabweans and any other foreigner are they cowards or stupid ? instead of kicking their old regime out like the Egyptians did, they are running away. and who is to solve their problems back home.Report Abuse
Xeno
IS THIS passop, a zimbabean movement of some sort?? Shit is happenning in SA..why don't we go on a rampage to expell them..i bet this budget speach coming up includes them as well and halla..the Zimbabeans are becoming more than sounth africans..yeses man i hate what is happenning to our beautiful country...even the foreigners wants to toyitoyi in our country..something must be done
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RazerCut
I thought by now Zimbabwean would be chased. Imagine how many jobs will be available if all foreigners go back to their respective countries. I don't hate foreigners but they forget that this is not their country. They make babes like nobody's business while using our resources.South Africa need not be a Father Christmas to this foreigners.
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Magopa
these Zimbabweans and other Foreigners must go back to their country and fight their own battles,open businesses in their countries. they are spoiling South Africa, they sleep on the streets,babies are all over the streets of Johannesburg CBD, the selling of illegal materials, street salons the list goes on they must go immediately we are tried of them.Zimbabweans are coming in every day,they are giving birth in South Africa so that they can get citizenship and Government grant,They must go know.
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ncagumbuduma
They fail to demonstrate in their country they have become socomfy that they want to toy-toy against us when we feed them. Mugabe is surely going to die in power with citizens like this. There is no hunger for freedom in this people.Report Abuse
Flavoured
@Tikido, Magoba, RazerCut and Xeno, y dont we start by chasing all Europeans, Chinese, Americans b4 u even chase our fellow Africans....U guys u hv just proved that u have small minds...Good lucky w yo wishful thinking....The government is giving out money for good business proposals, nd ur wasting time hurting Zimbos instead of taking advantage of the opportunity and besides Zimbos r coming as cheap labour...Report Abuse
AK1234
I always wondered why why my ID is not being issued now i know is becuase the home affairs is still busy with this foreigners. Why can't they go home at once i hate them becuase they still from us & i don't expect any stupid to respond against me on this one.Report Abuse
MISSJP
I HOPE THIS MATTER WILL BE SORTED OUT A.S.A.P WE NEED OUR LIVES BACK.WE ARE TIRED OF BEING ATTACKED BY THE SO CALLED FOREIGNERS WHOM WE CAN'T EVEN REPORT TO THE POLICE BECAUSE THEY DONT HAVE PROPER DOCUMENTATION.
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