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According to the United Nations' database, there are approximately 246,000 refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa. It is concerning that this number has remained relatively stagnant over the past five years. Who are these individuals, and why has the Department of Home Affairs SA accumulated a backlog of...

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#ZimbabweansWadeThroughLimpopo #AuthoritiesJustifyImmigrantsInflux Zimbabweans form a human chain - a line of people holding hands, shoulders or locking arms - as they brave the deeply flooded and crocodile-infested Limpopo River in the southern part of the country to illegally cross into South Africa in a desperate search for survival - fleeing economic and social problems back home. A once-vibrant and thriving economy only second to South Africa's in sub-Saharan Africa, Zimbabwe has been destroyed and reduced to rubble by the ruling Zanu PF, in power for 45 years, which has impoverished millions of its own people in the process. Disastrous leadership failures, corruption and incompetence have reduced Zimbabweans to scavengers and economic refugees scattered all over the region and the world. Instead of dealing with the push factors back home - leadership, governance and policy failures that have created a sea of poverty and desperation, Zimbabwean officials neglect, ignore or justify such things that are dehumanising their people. In an interview with SABC reporter Clement Manyathela on the programme “Face The Nation”, Zimbabwean ambassador to South Africa David Hamadziripi - who lives in comfort at taxpayers' cost - shamelessly peddled the cliched lame justification for illegal immigration, saying the influx of Zimbabweans trekking to South Africa is not a new trend; a false argument without proper context and which also ignores current events and facts on Zimbabwe's man-made economic crisis and poverty. Asked about the Zimbabwean government’s responsibility to its own people and regarding the influx of its citizens seeking jobs, healthcare, and improved living conditions in South Africa, Hamadziripi said: "Migration from Zimbabwe to South Africa is not a recent phenomenon. It is historical and we can go way back many years and we can see that there has been migration from Zimbabwe into South Africa. Zimbabwe is not the only country with nationals who come to South Africa. The reasons why they come to South Africa are varied because migration intrinsically is an individual decision. We know even those countries considered the best countries to live in, you have people migrating from those countries." This is the feeble explanation Zimbabwean authorities always give when asked about illegal immigrants in South Africa, a consequence of their misrule and failure at home. 🔴Video: Limpopo Current Affairs

TheNewsHawks

18,936 views • 1 year ago

The Zimbabwean Government has told both Zimbabweans living in South Africa and the South African government that it will not pay a cent towards healthcare services provided to Zimbabwean nationals in South African public hospitals. According to the South African government, 70% of women giving birth at Musina Hospital in Limpopo are Zimbabweans. Zimbabwe’s healthcare system collapsed years ago due to rampant corruption, forcing many citizens to seek medical care in neighbouring countries. Most Zimbabweans with serious health conditions turn to South Africa, while those from Mashonaland West and Matabeleland North often go to Zambia, where they receive free treatment. Zimbabweans without immigration documentation are being chased out of South African public hospitals by vigilante groups like Dudula. There is a huge illegal immigration crisis in South Africa, driven by the collapse of the Zimbabwean economy caused by corruption and rigged elections—elections which the ruling ANC in South Africa has openly endorsed. A nation that cannot treat its sick, run a decent economy without massive corruption, or hold free and fair elections has not just failed its people; it has exported its failure to neighbours now forced to carry the burden of its collapse. Sadly, the powerful ANC political elites in South Africa continue to turn a blind eye to ZANUPF’s delinquent behaviour, which has created a domestic crisis within South Africa itself.

Hopewell Chin’ono

98,166 views • 1 year ago

ZANUPF has done many terrible things, but it is important to acknowledge that there are certain good things it did too. One of them was allowing Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) to operate from Zimbabwe, pass through Zimbabwe, and even use the Zimbabwe National Army to move its weapons from Zambia to South Africa. I know you are basing your statement on a short video clip which occasionally circulates online, showing Robert Mugabe being interviewed by British television. In that interview, he was asked if he would allow South Africans to fight militarily from Zimbabwe, and he replied that South Africans would fight militarily in South Africa not Zimbabwe. Anyone with a bit of common sense would understand that Mugabe could never have gone on British television and publicly said that Zimbabwe was helping South Africans militarily to fight apartheid from Zimbabwean soil. It is like expecting O. R. Tambo to go on British or American television and expose the tactics used to fight the apartheid regime. That would not have been a smart thing to do. It simply requires a bit of emotional intelligence to understand that when watching that video clip. If you are not aware of the history, read about the number of bombings that took place in Zimbabwe — bombings carried out by the apartheid South African regime in retaliation for Zimbabwe’s support of the liberation struggle in South Africa. Even your own former president Thabo Mbeki spoke about how Zimbabwe helped South Africa militarily during that period. That said, this is not an excuse to justify illegal immigration simply because Zimbabwe helped South Africa during the struggle. Zimbabwe did the right thing at the time. I am one of those who have consistently said that I am opposed to illegal immigration because it is a crime. However, that does not give anyone the right to insult or abuse Africans particularly Zimbabweans who are living legally in South Africa and have committed no crime. There are South Africans living in Zimbabwe too. One of the biggest mining companies in Zimbabwe, Zimplats, is South African-owned through Impala Platinum Holdings Limited. The bulk of Impala Platinum Holdings Limited’s earnings and revenue come from Zimbabwe not South Africa. Those are the taxes that pay grants to South Africans, it takes a bit of reading to understanding the interconnectedness. It is therefore foolish to say you don’t want Zimbabweans who are living legally in South Africa to do so. It is crazy! There are many other South African companies operating in Zimbabwe, and even your former vice-president, DD, owns a mine in Zvishavane. It is healthy for South Africans to have conversations about issues affecting their country. It is also healthy to discuss illegal immigration — that is part of responsible citizenship. But when you start going after people like Peter Ndoro, who are in South Africa legally, and others who are even naturalised South Africans, it becomes clear that the issue is no longer about immigration. It is about targeting Africans — it is Afrophobia. There are many white Zimbabweans living in South Africa, some legally and some illegally, yet I have never heard anyone mention them. Instead, the focus is always on black Africans who are in South Africa legally and contributing to society. That is not about protecting borders or enforcing immigration laws — that is about self-hate, the internalised racism that drives some Africans to turn on their fellow Africans.

Hopewell Chin’ono

181,643 views • 10 months ago

I want my followers to understand that you SHOULDN’T insult South Africa as a country based on a few loud voices on social media who express racist or xenophobic views. South Africa has provided numerous opportunities to the world, particularly to Africans. If South Africans were truly xenophobic, Africans would not be living there in such large numbers today. The majority of South Africans are welcoming to all foreigners who are legally in the country and do not commit crimes. These foreigners work with South Africans, live with them, and many are married to South Africans. There is nothing to worry about in South Africa if you are there legally and not committing crimes. South African citizens have the right to express concerns about illegal foreign nationals and those who commit crimes. In Zimbabwe, illegal foreigners are often placed in dilapidated jails, and refugees are housed in camps like Tongogara in Manicaland. Generalisations are dangerous, especially when they taint and insult a silent majority that is not xenophobic. Local communities in South Africa have protected foreign nationals from a small, violent minority on many occasions. The South African government is not xenophobic either. If it were, Zimbabwean women, who make up 70% of pregnant women giving birth at Musina Hospital in Limpopo, would not be allowed there. We should be grateful for the South African hospitality we have received for decades. It is important to recognise that while xenophobia and racism may exist in certain pockets of society, these attitudes do not reflect the majority of South Africans or the country as a whole. Respecting the rights of South African citizens to voice concerns about illegal immigration and crime is important, as these are valid issues. However, it is equally important to avoid generalising these concerns to portray the entire nation as xenophobic or unwelcoming. If South Africans were truly xenophobic, parties like PA and Action SA would be in power today. The four largest political parties in South Africa have never used xenophobia as a campaign platform, which should be telling. Do not judge a nation's character based on a few loud, yet inconsequential voices on social media. They do not represent South Africa accurately. Countries are a product of their history. We shouldn’t draw comparisons with where we come from and insist that our hosts should behave as we do. If South Africans were to follow our practices in Zimbabwe, refugees would be in camps and illegal foreigners would be in jail! In Zimbabwe, refugees are not even allowed to work, if you are found working, you are thrown into jail. South Africa, on the other hand, provides equal legal rights in its courts to foreigners as it does to South Africans. These actions are not those of a xenophobic country. Zimbabwe has refused to issue documents to people of Malawian and Zimbabwean origin, and it has revoked the citizenships of many Zimbabweans whose great-grandparents came from elsewhere. In any society, you are going to have opportunistic politicians and unemployables who think that all their problems are caused by foreigners, we have them everywhere, but they shouldn’t be used to define a whole nation!

Hopewell Chin’ono

234,487 views • 2 years ago

As Zimbabwean immigrants fight to remain in South Africa and avoid going back home to face disastrous economic failure and chaos, the Zimbabwe Immigration Federation (ZIF) has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal’s dismissal of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ challenge against an interim court order preventing arbitrary arrests and deportations of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders. South Africa's Home Affairs had sought to overturn the interdict, but its bid was dismissed by the court, providing a temporary reprieve to thousands of permit holders. This means ZEP holders can remain legally recognised in South Africa while awaiting the outcome of the challenge against revocation of their permits by former Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi. ZIF chairperson Benjamin Kenichi said the judgement would stop arbitrary arrests and forced deportations pending finalisation of the case. The ZEP regime was introduced in 2009 to regularise the illegal status of Zimbabweans fleeing political and economic turmoil under failed Zanu PF rule. Currently there are about 180 000 Zimbabwean ZE permit holders who face uncertainty after government announced plans to end the dispensation. The ZIF’s case is split into two parts: Part A secured an interim, blocking arrests and deportations. Part B, yet to be heard, will challenge the minister’s authority to revoke permits without parliamentary oversight, arguing that long-term ZEP holders have accrued constitutional rights. After the Supreme Court of Appeal’s dismissal of Home Affairs’ challenge, the case now proceeds to Part B. Kenichi said: “This is a victory for due process and the rights of legal immigrants."

TheNewsHawks

11,963 views • 1 year ago

THE JEWS DID IT! The Jews in America and Israel contacted the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and the Embassy or Israel in South Africa in 2023 and after 3 years, Werksman’s Attorneys in Sandton was able to win the court favor and the South Africa Human Rights Commission to ban the movie “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” in South Africa. This is a 1st in History as South Africa has become the 1st Country in the WORLD to ban this bonafide documentary movie about Black/African/Bantu History to its citizens while the vast majority of South Africans had no clue there was a 3-year battle to keep the information in this movie from the eyes and ears of the majority black population in South Africa. While the movie is still legal to watch without being convicted of a crime (jail time/fine) in America, the UK and the rest of the world…it is not the case in South Africa. The Jews banning this movie in SA is major. The South African Film and Publication Board committee told me in 2025 that this will be the 1st time in the history of the Republic of South Africa and the first time since the creation of the South African Film & Publication Board that a film…especially one that is a bonafide documentary about BLACK HISTORY is banned from the citizens of South Africa. What do you guys think? I thought we are adults and can decide for ourself what we think is acceptable to watch. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of thought. In the Book “1984” there is a famous quote, “To die hating them, that was freedom.”. Who are the “Proles” and who is “Big Brother” & the “Thought Police” in South Africa? America? The world? People say, “File an Appeal…take it to the High Court!” But the Jews are billionaires and millionaires in South Africa. Why should i have to fight a whole Religion, race and group by myself? If truth and information ABOUT who are the True Israelites and where is the True Land of Israel (i.e. Land of Canaan) reaching millions of people in Africa, America and the world is what the Jews fear then check out my other movies on

Ronald Dalton Jr

29,805 views • 5 months ago