Tag: Hedda Schensema
ZEP termination declared unconstitutional – what next for ZEP holders and...
On 28 June 2023, the High Court handed down a landmark judgment where the decision by the Minister of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) not to extend the longstanding Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) after 31 December 2021 was found to be invalid, unlawful, and unconstitutional.
Extended validity for ZEP holders to 31 December 2023
The now well-known Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) has a longstanding history since it was initially implemented by the Republic of South Africa as the Dispensation of Zimbabweans Project (DZP) in 2009. The objectives of the DZP were to provide Zimbabwean nationals who were in possession of fraudulently obtained immigration documents with amnesty, and to curb their deportation.
Extended validity for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders
On 29 November 2021, a directive was issued by the Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) confirming cabinet's decision that, no further extensions would be granted to Zimbabwean nationals, who were holders of a Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP).
Core sections: implementation of the POPI Act 4 of 2013
After much anticipation and a period of almost seven years it has been officially announced that the core sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) commenced on 1 July 2020 and on 30 June 2021. These core sections took effect on 1 July 2020 and organisations will be allowed twelve months to 30 June 2021 to become compliant with the Act.
