Zimbabwe – Strict new South African immigration laws have sparked confusion and panic among foreign residents in the “Gateway to Africa” and forced 250,000 Zimbabweans to decide whether to return home.
The most far-reaching implication may be felt by the more than a quarter-of-a-million Zimbabweans who fled the political and economic crisis at home after disputed elections in 2008.
They were granted special permits that expire later this year.
According to the new laws, if they want to continue living in the country, they will have to return home to apply for extensions.
Walk down most streets in Johannesburg and you will hear accents and languages from across this vast African continent.
Congolese, Somalis, Nigerians, Mozambicans and above all Zimbabweans, flock to the “City of Gold” in search of their own little slice of the riches of the Highveld, as the surrounding region is known…
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