Zimbabwe Exemption Permit termination ruled 'unlawful'
28 Jun 2023
Business Day
The current permits will remain valid for 12 months
28 June 2023 - 13:42
The termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) was declared unlawful and unconstitutional by the High Court on Wednesday, while existing ZEPs were deemed to be valid for the next 12 months.
The department of home affairs was going to terminate the permits of all 178,000 current holders on June 30. That would be have “placed all these [people's lives] in jeopardy”, said a full bench of the Pretoria high court on Wednesday...
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