South Africa, To Deport 140 Zimbabwean Criminals Who Have Served Their Sentences

South Africa, To Deport 140 Zimbabwean Criminals Who Have Served Their Sentences

THE South African government is expected to deport this weekend 140 Zimbabweans who have finished serving various jail terms for breaking that country’s laws. It is understood that the deportees will arrive in the country in two batches of 70 each by road via Beitbridge border post in trucks under police escort.Zimbabwe’s Consul General to South Africa, Batiraishe Mukonoweshuro, said: “We’ve agreed to separate the ex-convicts from those immigrants on self-deportation to avoid unnecessary situations….

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’49 Of 322 Zimbabweans Escape Deportation By Jumping Off Moving Buses’

’49 Of 322 Zimbabweans Escape  Deportation By Jumping Off Moving Buses’

Beitbridge – A total of 49 Zimbabweans, believed to be mostly ex-convicts, jumped off moving buses as they were being deported from South Africa by road on Thursday morning. The group was among 322 people Zimbabweans who were being repatriated into the country via Beitbridge border post in a convoy of four buses. They had been rounded up in Gauteng Province by South African authorities for violating immigration laws while others were ex convicts who…

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1 418 Zimbabwean Dead Bodies Repatriated From South Africa in 6 Months

1 418 Zimbabwean Dead Bodies Repatriated From South Africa in 6 Months

A total of 1,418 bodies of Zimbabweans were repatriated from South Africa between January and June this year, an official said yesterday. Zimbabwe’s consul-general to South Africa, Batiraishe Mukonoweshuro said the major destinations for the bodies were Matabeleland region and Masvingo province. “The major destinations are mainly Plumtree, Bulawayo, Tsholotsho, Nkayi, Gwanda, Beitbridge and Matobo in the Matabeleland region as well as Zaka, Chiredzi, Mwenezi and Bikita in Masvingo Province. “You’ll note that most of…

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South Africa to deport , illegal Zimbabwean immigrants every fortnight

South Africa to deport ,  illegal Zimbabwean immigrants every fortnight

The South African government will soon be deporting Zimbabwean illegal immigrants every fortnight as they heighten efforts to decongest Lindela Transit Holding Centre in Johannesburg, an official has said.Zimbabwe’s Consul General to South Africa, Batiraishe Mukonoweshuro made the revelations on Friday after assessing the deportation processes of the second batch of 800 Zimbabweans who arrived in the country via the Beitbridge Border Post by train. The all-male group arrived on a 13-coach train escorted by…

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3 Zimbabwean cross border buses and 2trucks burnt in Johannesburg, South Africa

Three Zimbabwean cross border buses and two trucks were yesterday burnt in the Newton area of Johannesburg, South Africa. Buses belonging to  were reduced to shells by fire believed to have emanated from a cigarette butt. The incident occurred at around 4pm in Newton, along Main Street, where most Zimbabwean cross border buses park before leaving South Africa for Zimbabwe. The trucks were carrying luggage destined for various towns in Zimbabwe, including Gweru and Harare….

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