SHOTLIST 22 December 2010 1. Zimbabwean immigrants at the Central Methodist Church 2. Wide of children sitting on steps 3. UPSOUND (English) Paul Varryn, Bishop of the Central Methodist Church: "If you are not wanting to go back to Zimbabwe but are wanting to continue here, you must be sure to go to the Edenvale office to apply for a passport." 4. Mid of Zimbabwean immigrants in church 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Agushtino Augustine, 45 year-old Zimbabwean illegal immigrant: "I am afraid because people they say during Christmas it's the time to feast, people drink and drive some become rude some become violent. We are afraid that maybe as you walk around you might encounter hardships whereby people attack you, thieves rob us and we are also, the issue of xenophobia, we can not say it has been put on rest, we never know when people can resuscitate this." 6. Wide of Bishop Varryn anointing Zimbabwean immigrants with oil and praying for them 7. Bishop Varryn anointing two babies and their mothers and praying for them 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Reymond Mapakara, 27 year-old Zimbabwean illegal immigrant: "I'm not even afraid about the deadline because even if they can deport me to Zimbabwe, the following day I will be back here, because that issue of deporting the Zimbabweans I want to tell you it will increase people to come to stay illegally especially at this church, because when they deport me and if they leave me in the Zimbabwean side I collect my friends, 5 or 10, because I will be afraid to cross alone through Limpopo, so I will need manpower." 9. Zimbabwean immigrants singing Christmas carol "Away in a Manger" 15 December 2010 10. Wide pan of Zimbabweans crowded outside South African immigration offices 11. Low angle shot outside the South African home affairs office 12. Zimbabwean man helping woman with papers 13. Close up of people filling out paperwork 14. Mid of people queuing 15. Soft focus change shot of people queueing in the rain 16. Mid of people queueing in the rain STORYLINE As South Africa prepares to deport immigrants who have not applied for legal status in the country, many Zimbabweans who have fled their home nation have gathered at a downtown Johannesburg church, which has long been a sanctuary for poor migrants. As many as 3 million (m) Zimbabweans are believed to be living and working in South Africa after fleeing entwined economic collapse and a political crisis in their homeland. South African authorities, who had allowed many to stay without documentation, announced in September they planned deportations, saying that those who did not apply for legal status before December 31 would have to go home. That led to crowds at immigration offices across South Africa, with some Zimbabweans lining up for several days before even getting in the door to apply for work or study permits. As the date fast approaches, a Bishop at Johannesburgh's Central Methodist Church, for years known to be a safe haven for migrants escaping deportation, offered advice to Zimbabweans. "If you are not wanting to go back to Zimbabwe but are wanting to continue here, you must be sure to go to the Edenvale office to apply for a passport," he told his congregation during mass on Wednesday. Immigrants huddled up at the church, listening to Bishop Paul Verryn's sermon and singing Christmas carols. There were mixed reactions to the impending deadline, with one immigrant saying he feared hostility and xenophobia during the holiday season and another claiming he would be back with more people if he was deported. Human rights groups complained that four months was insufficient and that bureaucrats in Zimbabwe and South Africa were unprepared for the large numbers of applicants. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/46c4a8eeb1e405da3154b91f8e311cdc Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
