Why are Zimbabwean migrants taking South Africas government to court?
\u201cIt\u2019s quite challenging, because some people have been here and they were not going home\u2026. And there are no jobs in Zimbabwe.\u201d\n \nYesterday Africa Daily spoke to some of the Zimbabweans affected by a decision to end the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit scheme by December this year. The permits allowed nearly 180,000 migrants to live, work and study in South Africa \u2013 but from now on they will need to prove they possess critical skills that are needed in the country \u2013 meaning unqualified workers will not be able to stay.\n \nMany of them have been in the country for 12 or more years. \n \nIn this second part of a two-part series, Alan Kasujja finds out more about the court challenge that has now been brought, in a bid to reverse the government\u2019s decision.
He also speaks to a spokesperson for Zimbabwe\u2019s ruling Zanu-PF about what\u2019s being done to give Zimbabweans opportunities back in their own country \u2013 so they don\u2019t need to look to other countries for work.