…By Roland Peterson for TDPel Media.
In 2009, Pretoria granted four-year visas to around 178,000 Zimbabweans who had fled economic and political crises in their home country following violent elections.
In response, the Helen Suzman Foundation, a South African rights and democracy NGO, took the government to court, challenging the decision to terminate the permits.
However, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration faces pressure to address the country’s high unemployment rate, currently at 32.9%, which is one of the highest in the world.