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𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗭𝗜𝗠 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡 & 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗭𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚. Today South Africans see black African refugees as illegal immigrants but when their own leaders went into exile they went into exile without passports or documents and were regularized by...

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Rutendo Matinyarare1 year ago

The United Nations and U.S. Congress both did studies that proved that Zimbabweans were being displaced by illegal sanctions and then being abused in neighboring countries. Yet South African banks and companies were involved in also sanctioning Zimbabweans. So how can neighboring citizens deny the same refugees healthcare in contravention of international law when they are involved in sanctioning Zimbabweans?

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Kay Mkholwa1 year ago

Crime against humanity is what ZanuPF regime is doing to its citizens. How do you pride yourself on being in government while you can’t provide the basic human needs of your citizens? Shame shame shame!

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Mthizozolihle1 year ago

Ayi bro, you are loud to speak about health care and laws in South Africa. Use the same energy to tell Mnangagwa to provide health care for Zimbabweans. Don't defend Zanu PF failure.

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Rutendo Matinyarare1 year ago

Healthcare in Zimbabwe has its challenges due to illegal sanctions that displaced refugees from Zimbabwe. When refugees are now living in South Africa, do you expect them to spend money traveling to go and receive healthcare in Zimbabwe?

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Dr Shad Katuu 🌐4 years ago

Law and recordkeeping: A tale of four African countries

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#RedefiningSuccess1 year ago

Entitlement on steroids.🫣 Zimbabwean women & children are failed by cowardice of their so called "men"? Same energy - but in fixing Zimbabwe - imagine whee you'd be?

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Rutendo Matinyarare1 year ago

Human Rights are an entitlement and an inalienable right.

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Vester Mokgawa1 year ago

They did them right, SA is not a play ground for Zimbabweans. They must learn to come here legally

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Rutendo Matinyarare1 year ago

Refugees are entitled to come legally or illegally and the South African government must regularize them. A refugee can never be illegal.

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Bee Lolo1 year ago

SA didn't invade Zimbabwe so how are you comparing SAns who refuse Zimbabweans free public healthcare in SA to Gaza? It's ZANUPF your party that is prosecuting Zimbabweans. @matinyarare go and open a case @ICJ

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Mqondisi1 year ago

Yet you supporting Zanu ,just ask your self why she is in South African clinic if everything is okey in Zim like u always claim

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Rutendo Matinyarare1 year ago

ZANU PF liberated South Africa and Zimbabwe, why shouldn’t I support it?

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