Today marks the final deadline for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders to apply for a waiver or transition to a General Work visa, valid until November 2025. Those who fail to secure a one-year exemption permit by the end of the day are at a risk of deportation. However, asylum seeker, refugee, and migrant advocacy groups argue that Home Affairs backlogs have made meeting this deadline nearly impossible. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Ashraf Essop a Specialist Immigration Lawyer