MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THOSE IN TRANSIT FROM SA DON’T END UP IN ZIM These measures address fears that Zimbabwe will end up hosting many foreigners repatriated from South Africa. ENTRY SCREENING & VETTING · Rigorous screening and vetting are conducted at Beitbridge Border Post for all repatriates entering Zimbabwe. · State-assisted repatriates travel with passenger manifests, which facilitate efficient screening. · Non-state assisted repatriates undergo equally strict vetting procedures. MULTI-AGENCY TASK FORCE · A dedicated task force comprising Immigration, ZRP, and other law enforcement agencies has been established. · Its mandate is to monitor, surveil, and manage the movement and presence of both documented and undocumented migrants. TRANSIT MONITORING ALONG MAJOR ROUTES · Enhanced transit monitoring applies to all repatriated migrants (state-assisted and self-assisted) travelling from South Africa. · Roadblocks have been set up along key highways to monitor buses and vehicles moving from Beitbridge to exit points such as Nyamapanda, Chirundu, and Forbes. SURVEILLANCE AT HARARE DROP-OFF POINTS · Heightened monitoring and surveillance are conducted by task teams at major drop-off locations in Harare, including Roadport, Mbare Musika, Highglen, Chitungwiza, and other intelligence-identified undesignated points. ACCOUNTABILITY AT PORTS OF EXIT · At exit border posts, manifests are acquitted, cross-checked, and reconciled with Beitbridge data to ensure full accountability for all repatriates who entered as transit migrants. MANAGEMENT OF STRANDED MIGRANTS · Small clusters of non-state assisted migrants awaiting travel funds from family are closely monitored. · Bus operators and embassies assist in facilitating their speedy repatriation; the majority are departing the country. RANDOM SCREENING AT ZIMBABWEAN REPATRIATE DROP-OFFS · Task team members conduct random checks at points where Zimbabwean repatriates are dropped off, to prevent infiltration by illegal immigrants not part of the official repatriation process. ENFORCEMENT & HUMANITARIAN CONSIDERATIONS · Any illegal immigrants intercepted who do not qualify as transit repatriates are processed in line with existing immigration statutes. · This enforcement is carried out while remaining mindful of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in South Africa. OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE · A comprehensive monitoring and surveillance operational plan is in place to guide all task force activities.

"We must move decisively to ease the movement of people, goods and services. I propose a phased framework for the use of national identity documents in place of passports, beginning with border communities and short term travel. Harmonised immigration systems, one stop border posts, digital clearance platforms and effficient trade skills remain a priority areas towards accelerating the flow of good and reducing the cost of doing business between our two countries," H.E President Mnangagwa