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Zimbabwe carer plundered widower's £350 000 estate

Zimbabwean carer who fleeced a widower of his life savings, including a £200,000 home, has been warned she faces a lengthy jail term after being convicted on three counts of fraud by an English court.
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Zimbabwe refugees to be deported from South Africa

The South African government has decided to end special dispensation for undocumented Zimbabwean refugees and will deport those who do not have permission to stay by the end of the year.
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Ireland footballer faces deportation after asylum seeker bid fails

Oscar Sibanda, a Zimbabwean player for Shelbourne FC, fears persecution if he is forced to return to homeland ...
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UK to resume deportation of failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers

The fate of thousands of Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the United Kingdom could be sealed this week after UK authorities sent a fact-finding team to Zimbabwe to determine whether there were grounds for their continued stay. ...
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Asylum seekers languishing in Zimbabwe prisons

Scores of asylum seekers from African countries are languishing in Zimbabwe prisons with hardened criminals as most of them are quickly arrested by authorities upon arrival....
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Zimbabwe erects tents for nationals fleeing South Africa

Zimbabwe has set up temporary shelters for scores of its nationals leaving South Africa following threats of attacks on foreigners, an official said Monday....
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Coventry woman fled from life of torture in Zimbabwe

This is Refugee Week, and we have asked two city residents to share their stories.Today Mary Griffin meets Anastasia Chokuwamba who fled an abusive existence in rural Zimbabwe and with the kindness of strangers managed to start a new life in Coventry. ...
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Zimbabwean Patricia Wadi set to be deported to Malawi

An asylum seeker who settled in Nottingham is set to be deported to Malawi – despite claiming to be from Zimbabwe....
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Safe haven for children escaping from Zimbabwe to South Africa

Lured by the glamour of the World Cup and looking for a better life, thousands of Zimbabwean children have been risking their lives crossing the border to South Africa. ...
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Asylum seeker Roselyn given removal date for next Tuesday

CALL TO ACTION! ROSE GIVEN REMOVAL DATE FOR NEXT TUESDAY, 1 June on British Airways Flight BA962! ...
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Zim detainee awaiting deportation hospitalised for overdose

A young Zimbabwean woman who was detained and awaiting deportation at a detention centre is being treated in hospital after taking an overdose. ...
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Zimbabwean woman's bid to fight deportation

A young Zimbabwean woman who was granted a reprieve against deportation last year thanks to help from the Evening News is facing a new battle to stay in the UK....
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Zimbabweans arrested working illegally on London Olympic site

Zimbabweans are amongst scores of illegal migrants nabbed by the UK Border police force while working on the London Olympic site. More than 80 migrants were arrested after border police swooped in a crackdown on unlawful working. ...
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Asylum seeker jailed for stealing ID

An officer with the Air Force of Zimbabwe had her identity stolen by a woman who fled to the UK, claimed asylum and got married to an unsuspecting husband under the false identity, a court heard....
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Zimbabwean challenges refusal of citizenship

A young Zimbabwean man has brought a High Court challenge to the refusal to grant him Irish citizenship on grounds he was not of good character arising from his conviction for drink driving. ...
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IOM repatriates Zims from SA

On May 27, the IOM repatriated the first group of 33 Zimbabweans, who included teachers and nurses...
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Tsvangirai echoes go back home whilst his children are in diaspora

An extraordinary day which saw Morgan Tsvangirai stomping out of a diaspora assembly in Southwark Cathedral in south London when his speech was booed. ...
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Failed asylum seekers cost £73 million to house and feed

Asylum seekers who should have been deported from the country cost £73 million to house and feed last year, new figures have disclosed. ...
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Home Affairs officials assault refugees: MDC

Zimbabwean refugees sorting out asylum papers were allegedly assaulted by home affairs officials, Zimbabwean political party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said on Friday in Durban. ...
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Zim protest 'was very helpful'

Protest by Zimbabwean refugees at the Home Affairs office in Durban on Friday ended in a meeting with department officials. ...
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UK plan to deport Zimbabwean man raises floodgates fears

Britain is to deport a Zimbabwean with a reprehensible record of criminal convictions ,a move which lawyers say bears huge significance for asylum seekers whose claims were rejected....
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