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South Africa’s extension of Zimbabwean permits buys time — but not certainty South Africa’s government has quietly pushed the clock forward on a fraught and long-running migration question: officials announced an 18-month extension of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), prolonging its validity until May 28, 2027. For tens of thousands of Zimbabweans who live and work in South Africa, the move offers temporary relief — but not a long-term answer to legal limbo, social exclusion and political friction that have animated…

The deputies targeting this request for waiver of parliamentary immunity are Abdul Karim Meckassaoua, Anicet Georges Dologuélé and Martin Ziguélé, all three presidential candidates in December, and the elected opposition Simplice Aurélien Zingas. And this in connection with legal proceedings against former President Bozizé according to a letter from the Ministry of Justice.…