The Zim Community in SA s Bongani Mkhwanazi said many Zimbabwean nationals employed in the country are using the waiver method - which is a request to the Department of Home Affairs to set aside certain prescribed requirements for a visa in any given category.
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Zimbabwean relief organisations are struggling to keep up with the demand for food help from immigrants in South Africa who have been floored by the Covid-19 pandemic. Though the special R350-a-month Covid-19 relief grant was extended to immigrants last year, many are battling to access the grant.
Zimbabwe Community SA spokesperson Bongani Mazwi Mkwananzi says his organisation has helped about 2,000 families with food since November last year, mostly in Gauteng but also in Cape Town. There are 4,700 people on the list. “We are appealing to business people and donors to assist with the food distribution programme since people are still struggling and have not returned to work.”