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ZEP holders express fear for their children's education amid immigration tensions.

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As anti-immigration tensions continue to grip parts of South Africa, parents holding Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) say they are being forced into an impossible choice: keep their children in schools where they fear harassment or uproot them to Zimbabwe, where many risk repeating grades because of differences in the education system.
13 Jul English South Africa News

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