{"id":114300,"date":"2025-12-31T21:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ramaphosa-responds-to-mnangagwas-demand-on-zimbabweans"},"modified":"2025-12-31T23:58:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:58:06","slug":"ramaphosa-responds-to-mnangagwas-demand-on-zimbabweans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ramaphosa-responds-to-mnangagwas-demand-on-zimbabweans","title":{"rendered":"Ramaphosa Responds To Mnangagwa&#8217;s Demand On Zimbabweans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Ramaphosa Responds to Mnangagwa\u2019s Demand to Accept Illegal Zimbabweans<\/p>\n<p>A sensitive diplomatic moment is unfolding between Zimbabwe and South Africa \u2014 and this time, the issue at the center is migration.<\/p>\n<p>Following reports that Zimbabwe requested South Africa to give more time and flexibility to Zimbabweans living in the country both legally and illegally, President Cyril Ramaphosa has now responded.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JUST NOW: Ramaphosa Reportedly Responds To Mnangagwa\u2019s Demand To Accept Illegal Zimbabweans\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nj-veAmZ3aw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Ramaphosa Responds to Mnangagwa\u2019s Demand to Accept Illegal Zimbabweans A sensitive diplomatic moment is unfolding between Zimbabwe and South Africa \u2014 and this time, the issue at the center is migration. 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