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Zimbabwe Briefing - Issue 62
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (SA Regional Office)
February 23, 2012

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Zimbabweans meet in Musina

Yesterday Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition Regional Office convened a public meeting in Musina as part of its Dialogue Series. The meeting was held in collaboration with the Musina Legal Advice Centre with aim of providing a platform for debate around the political situation in Zimbabwe given the president Mugabe's call for elections this year and the plight of immigrants in South Africa.

Close to 100 people attended the meeting and raised concerns that Zimbabwe is not ready for democratic, non-violent elections due to lack of serious reforms. The participants, mainly drawn from Zimbabwe immigrant community in Musina, called for a complete overhaul of the justice administrative institutions and systems in Zimbabwe as the current arrangement is negatively impacting on efforts to bring democracy to the troubled country.

Immigrants complained at the harassment by South African authorities citing the demand by home affairs department of fines of up to R2, 500.00 from asylum seekers who are late in renewing their asylum paper or who lose those documents and seek replacement. Mr Jacob Matakanye, the Musina Legal Advice Centre said their office was aware of the problem and has since approached the courts for recourse.

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