Zimbabweans Trapped as Govt Stops Issuing Passports
A hoped-for economic turnaround under President Emmerson Mnangagwa is yet to materialise as Zimbabweans struggle with shortages of cash, fuel and electricity. Now, even passports and vehicle registration number plates are almost impossible to get - yet another sign of a desperate shortage of foreign currency to pay for special imported paper, ink and other raw materials.
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Zimbabwe:
Passport Situation Needs Urgent Redress
The Herald, 8 July 2019
Since the beginning of the year, the passport office has been dogged by several challenges, chief among them the shortage of printing paper, forcing it to scale down on operations. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Govt Sits On 200,000 Passport Applications
New Zimbabwe, 29 April 2019
Government is sitting on some 208,000 passport applications with the Registrar's General's office targeting production of 8,000 units per day to deal with the backlog, Home Affairs… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Huge Passport Applications Backlog At Registry General's Office
263Chat, 8 November 2018
The office of the Registry General says it is struggling to clear a backlog of passport applications stretching from as far as May this year due to the unavailability of foreign… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
No Change in Passport Fees - Registrar General Masango
The Herald, 29 April 2019
Registrar General Mr Clement Masango yesterday dismissed social media reports alleging that passport fees are set to be increased soon, saying Government had a well-structured… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Rights Commission Probes Passport Office
The Herald, 15 April 2019
The Registrar-General's Office is co-operating with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission in its inquiries into allegations of delays in the issuance of passports and national… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Passport Office to Clear Backlog
The Herald, 30 April 2019
The Registrar-General's Office has started producing 8 000 passports daily with a view to clear the 280 000 backlog that has accumulated at the Passport Office, Home Affairs and… Read more »