Zimbabwean set for UK deportation Tuesday
London - A 26 year-old Zimbabwean man, Melusi Mathema, who is currently being held at the Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre in Lincoln, after his asylum claim failed, is set to be deported tonight...
View ArticleWe prefer voluntary returns: UK Minister
London - The Minister of State in the UK Home Office, James Brokenshire, has this week said the British government would prefer Zimbabweans with no legal basis to stay in the country to leave...
View ArticleUK Home Office apologises to Zim Vigil
Zimbabwe Vigil Diary: The Home Office has apologised to the Vigil for comments made by an official in a letter turning down an asylum request by a Vigil supporter. The official alleged that anyone...
View ArticleBotswana closes out Zimbabwean refugees
Botswana is moving towards closing out Zimbabwean nationals who will be seeking refugee status in the future, the APA news agency reported on Monday. The post Botswana closes out Zimbabwean refugees...
View ArticleNew SA visa rules force 250,000 Zimbabweans to decide on returning home
Strict new South African immigration laws have sparked confusion and panic among foreign residents in this "Gateway to Africa" and forced 250,000 Zimbabweans to decide whether to return home. Walk down...
View ArticleZimbabwean refugee using music to reunite family in Australia
AUSTRALIA - A human rights activist who fled Zimbabwe to seek asylum in Canberra will use his passion for music to fund a reunion with his three young children who remain isolated in Zimbabwe and have...
View ArticleCanada ends moratorium on deportations to Zimbabwe
Canada will soon resume the deportations of roughly 3,500 people to Haiti and Zimbabwe, countries critics say are still struggling with the aftermath of natural and man-made disasters. The post Canada...
View ArticleReprieve for exiles facing destitution in SA
Hundreds of Zimbabwean refugees who were facing eviction from the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday may not be headed for destitution after all. The post Reprieve for...
View ArticleHelp pouring in for Zim refugees in SA: Bishop
SOUTH AFRICA - Offers to help Zimbabwean refugees evicted from the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg are coming from all over the country, Bishop Paul Verryn said on Friday. The post Help...
View ArticleBishop Verryn to meet successor over evicted refugees
JOHANNESBURG – Methodist Church pastor Bishop Paul Verryn says he will meet officials from the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg today to discuss the relocation of thousands of Zimbabweans who...
View ArticleZim refugees turn down move to Soweto
The Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg says some Zimbabwean immigrants have opted to go back home rather than move to Soweto after the church took a decision to close down its central...
View ArticleIs this progress? asks Zimbabwe Vigil
LONDON - Zimbabweans in the UK have welcomed the prospect of a parliamentary debate on the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe as a means of questioning the British policy of re-engaging with Mugabe....
View ArticleOver 3,000 Zimbabweans stranded in SA
OVER 3,000 Zimbabwean illegal immigrants are stuck at the Lindelani Repatriations Holding Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa amid reports that the country’s Department of Home Affairs has no funds to...
View ArticleZimbabweans queuing for asylum in South Africa: Citizen Pictures
PRETORIA - While President Robert Mugabe’s government continues to be in denial over the economic and political collapse under their watch these pictures of hundreds of Zimbabweans queuing daily to...
View ArticleZim protest singer claims asylum in the UK –“faces torture if sent back”
UNITED KINGDOM - An asylum seeking singer claims he would face torture and violence if he was sent back to Zimbabwe - because of a CD he made criticising President Robert Mugabe. The post Zim protest...
View ArticleImmigration: Freedom to children left behind and their parents
Rumbi Bvunzawabaya - I am passionate about people and as an Immigration and Human Rights Lawyer working with migrants I see first hand the issues that affect the migrant community in the UK. The post...
View ArticleReprieve for Zimbabweans in South Africa seeking permits
SOUTH AFRICA - Zimbabweans who had applied for the South African special dispensation permits and had not yet received them by Tuesday, which was the final day, have been given a two-week lifeline by...
View ArticleZimbabwean asylum seeker says life is tough in Britain
A Zimbabwean seeking asylum in the United Kingdom says life is hard in Britain where she is not allowed to look for a job. The post Zimbabwean asylum seeker says life is tough in Britain appeared first...
View ArticleCanada gives Zimbabweans 6 more months to legalize stay
By Ndimyake Mwakalyele Zimbabweans living in Canada have an additional six months to apply for permanent residency to live legally in the country, on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. The...
View ArticleSudanese refugee who walked through Channel tunnel pleads guilty
By Caroline Davies A Sudanese man who was granted asylum in Britain after walking through the 31-mile Channel tunnel from France has pleaded guilty to causing an obstruction to an engine or carriage....
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