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.
Many of the estimated 178,000 Zimbabwean nationals with the exemption permit face potential deportation from South Africa unless they can obtain a visa to stay in the country by the end of June.