“We are quite satisfied with the manner in which the process has been going thus far and want to emphasise once more the importance of us to try to the best extent possible to regularise the stay of foreign nationals in the country to know who they are, where they live and what do they do for the better purposes of national planning,” said the Minister on Tuesday.

The Minister paid a visit to the ZSP centre in Midrand.

Giving an update on the ZSP, Minister Gigaba said the Zimbabwean application process closed officially on 31 December 2014, the day that also marked the expiry of the old Dispensation for Zimbabweans Project, including permits whose expiry dates were beyond 31 December 2014.

“Regarding the breakdown of applications, we wish to announce that as of 13 March 2015, 208 967 applications were submitted online to VFS Global,” said Minister Gigaba.

Available: http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/minister-gigaba-satisfied-zim-permit-process