Journal of Asian and African Studies
Volume 53, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 1141-1157

Zimbabwean Dispensation, Special and Exemption Permits in South Africa: On Humanitarian Logic, Depoliticisation and Invisibilisation of Migrants (Article)

Moyo I.*
  • a Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Zululand, South Africa

Abstract

Cross-border migration from Zimbabwe to South Africa has existed for a long time. Given this context, the governance of migrants, especially the undocumented Zimbabweans by South Africa, has come to the fore. Starting in 2009, South Africa granted undocumented Zimbabwean migrants Zimbabwean Dispensation Permits, which were replaced by Zimbabwean Special Dispensation Permits in 2014. In turn, the Zimbabwean Special Dispensation Permits were replaced by Zimbabwean Exemption Permits in September 2017. Although these are steps in the right direction, the changes in the conditions of these permits demonstrates humanitarian logic, which depoliticises and excludes the affected migrants. © The Author(s) 2018.

Author Keywords

South Africa Undocumented migration Zimbabwean Exemption Permits Zimbabwean Dispensation permits Zimbabwean Special Permits

Index Keywords

governance approach migratory population Zimbabwe spatiotemporal analysis migration
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DOI: 10.1177/0021909618776413
ISSN: 00219096
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English