Zviuru zvevanhu vemu Zimbabwe vane Exemption Permit (ZEP) varikugara vakabatira hura mumaoko nekuti hurumende yeSouth Africa haisati yaratidza kuti ichaita renew ma permits avo.
THOUSANDS of holders of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) are living in uncertainty because the South African government has not yet indicated whether it will renew their permits.
About 180 000 Zimbabweans hold ZEPs. The four year permit expires on December 31, 2021 Some Zimbabweans said their banks had already warned them to renew their permits or face closure of their accounts in December.
The permits were first issued in 2010 under the Dispensation of Zimbabweans Project (ZDP). The programme was renewed in 2014 as the Zimbabwe Special Permit (ZSP) before the ZEP was introduced in 2017.
A Zimbabwean, identified only as Matthew, said he can’t make plans for the future. He is a supervisor at a res-
taurant and lives in New Brighton with his wife and two children. He has been living in South Africa for 20 years. — Daily News
