HSF's Op-Ed on Daily Maverick
As the government continues to grapple with the future of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), many ZEP holders have been encouraged to apply for mainstream visas such as the general work visa.
Earlier this year, the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) received a report of a ZEP holder who applied for such a visa with the support of her employer. She had secured a ministerial waiver, issued through Immigration Circular 7 of 2024, exempting her from one of the technical requirements usually required to obtain a general work visa.
Yet, to her surprise, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) rejected her application, citing noncompliance with the very requirement that the minister himself had waived.
Read HSF's Luke Oosthuizen piece here which was first published on the Daily Maverick.
