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Original Post Date: 2010-11-30 Time: 17:00:03 Posted By: News Poster
South Africa’s Home Affairs has completely rejected reports that appeared in the Herald newspaper which claimed it had re-introduced visas for Zimbabweans.
On Monday, Zimbabwe’s state-run Herald claimed that the South African government had re-introduced visas for Zimbabweans who stay in the country for more than 90 days.
It quoted South Africa’s deputy director-general for immigration, Mr Jack Matei, saying that the scrapping of visas had seen many Zimbabweans illegally working in the country and this had prompted them to re-introduce them. The story also quoted SA Home Affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa, saying that people will have to secure a visa or face deportation.
However, when contacted for a comment Mamoepa said the reports were completely false. “This is not true at all,” he said, adding that they would have issued a statement if that was the case.
Mamoepa declined to say whether the government might introduce visas in the near future.
Gabriel Shumba of the Zimbabwe Exiles Forum based in South Africa also dismissed the Herald’s claims: “There is no such thing. The system remains the same. Zimbabweans can still cross into South Africa without a visa for three months, however they cannot work or study.”
Earlier this year South Africa scrapped visa requirements for Zimbabweans as the country’s political and economic crisis escalated. The South African government then set a 31st December deadline for Zimbabweans living illegally in the country to regularise their stay.
Shumba said the exiles met last week with the Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and she made it clear that the situation will be the same after the 31 December deadline.
“Those who don’t manage to regularise their stay can have three months free entry into South Africa. We also spoke to the Minister about a request for people who regularly visit South Africa to trade, to be given an exception and she said they will consider this,” Shumba said.
Original date published: 29 November 2010
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201011300506.html?viewall=1