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The Zimbabwean government has initiated the processing of e-passports in South Africa for citizens residing in the neighbouring country.
A senior government official told <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/zim-starts-processing-e-passports-in-sa/">The Herald</a> on Monday that a team of officials from the Registrar General’s office, along with other consultants, is currently in South Africa, providing training to consulate staff who will be handling the e-passport processing.
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Permanent Secretary Raphael Faranisi said:
<blockquote>
The process of issuing the e-passports is already ongoing. As I speak, the e-passports are already being processed and there is training.
Once the consultants leave, our consulate staff can take care of any problems that emerge.
The commissioning will be done at a date to be advised and the proposal is that our Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade commission the project.
It would have been done earlier but you are aware that in South Africa they are still in an electoral period. Just like any other country, you don’t go and commission by yourselves because that’s foreign land.
What we expect is, that when our ministers go there, they will invite the host ministry responsible for immigration matters and then they commission in their presence.
The commissioning will be done soon. Once there is a new Government, then we will arrange with our embassy on the most suitable date to do the commissioning. There will be two issues, commissioning the new building as well as the e-passports.
</blockquote>
A report by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) in 2022 stated that there were 773,246 Zimbabweans residing in South Africa.
However, some observers believe this figure is too conservative, as a significant number of Zimbabweans in South Africa reside there illegally, pushing the estimated count beyond 3 million.
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

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Zimbabwe Starts Processing E-passports In South Africa

The government has decided to maintain passport fees in foreign currency, even after introducing the new ZiG currency, despite public calls for making this critical document accessible in the local currency.
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Deputy Minister, David Kuda Mnangagwa said the government has a contractual obligation with the company that helped to establish the electronic passport system that passport fees shall be charged in foreign currency.
The new e-passport was introduced in December 2021, with the cost of an ordinary passport set at US$150 and an emergency one set at US$250.
A Lithuanian company, Garsu Pasaulis, partnered with the Government to introduce the e-passport.
Following the introduction of ZiG last month, Zimbabweans have been asking why the government continues charging passport fees in foreign currency while arresting people who buy forex on the streets.
Senator Meliwe Phuti raised the same issue in Parliament last week and asked why the ZiG cannot be used to pay for passports, among other services.
Responding to Phuti, Mnangagwa said the passport issue was unique as the investor has to recoup its investment. He said (via <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/usd-passport-fees-a-contractual-issue/">The Herald</a>):
<blockquote>
I believe that the social contract and the mechanics around it are being discussed. It is a sensitive area that we don’t want to rush or expediently go to without having spoken to all the stakeholders.
Similar to some of the PPP arrangements that are there, I think the Government holds the sanctity of contract sacrosanct. So, you would find that there were cases where you would spend days at the passport office.
An investor came in, and part of those arrangements included foreign currency pricing. These are stamped-in documents that need to be reviewed by the relevant ministries.
The relevant authorities and stakeholders are looking at how we can possibly have all these areas within the ZiG domain.
</blockquote>
However, journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, a government critic, said the issue of contractual obligations as reported by The Herald is false. He said:
<blockquote>
… the truth is that influential political figures involved in the passport deal prefer foreign currency over the local one, despite claims that the latter is backed by real gold and foreign exchange reserves.
Why wouldn’t they accept the local currency under such circumstances if it is truly backed by gold and foreign exchange reserves?
As long as the ZiG is not accepted by its issuer, the Government, it will soon become worthless.
Where do they expect Zimbabweans to obtain US Dollars when banks don’t have them, except through the black market?
</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

Zimbabwe Government To Maintain Passport Fees In Foreign Currency

The Registrar-General’s office says that approximately 100,000 passports remain uncollected, and they encourage applicants to visit their offices to collect the documents.
In an interview with the <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/close-to-100-000-passports-uncollected/">Sunday News</a>, Registrar-General Henry Machiri said some of the uncollected passports were processed a long time ago and they suspect the applicants have died.
Machiri also attributed the non-collection to slight delays in processing the e-passports which may have made applicants believe the documents will not be processed. He said:
<blockquote>
We managed to clear our backlog in September 2022 and all is well, we will never have a backlog again. We have said to those that we managed to clear when we had a backlog, come and collect your passports. Some have been collected but a number have not yet been collected.
E-Passports that have been enrolled are 1 111 625, e-passports collected/issued are 1 052 169 and the total number of uncollected machine-readable passports is 96 725.
We are encouraging people to go to the offices where they submitted their applications and collect them from there. If you applied in Bulawayo go there and collect your passport.
</blockquote>
Machiri also said that the Registrar-General’s office has been notifying applicants that their passports are now ready for collection via text messages. He said:
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We are also trying to devise other ways of informing those who will have applied for passports that their passports are ready for collection.
We have been sending them text messages when the passport is out but one might have changed the number as they wait so we will make other plans.
Other uncollected passports are due to unfortunate events such as death. So the system we use will inform us of those who will have died while they waited to collect their documents.
We do not have these statistics readily of the deceased but we can access them.
</blockquote>
The Registrar-General revealed that an e-passport office at Gokwe Centre will be operational before the end of this month, while plans are underway to commence issuing e-passports at the Johannesburg office.
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97 000 Passports Uncollected - RG's Office

Long queues have resurfaced at the Civil Registry offices in Bulawayo as hundreds of citizens including those residing outside the country but are back home for the holidays apply for passports and other vital national identity documents.
The sudden increase in the number of people applying for passports has also been attributed to the hike in passport fees from US$120 to US$150 for ordinary passports, with effect from January 2024.
Butholezwe Sibindi, who is based in South Africa, on Tuesday told the <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/documents-dash-scores-rush-to-beat-january-passport-fee-hike/">Chronicle</a> that he had been queuing since Friday last week. He said:
<blockquote>
I came from South Africa with the hope that things had improved but alas it is still the same story.
This is disappointing because I have been stuck in these long queues for days instead of spending quality time with my family.
</blockquote>
Leeroy Khumalo claimed that Civil Registry staff were prioritising those applying for emergency passports and deliberately ignoring ordinary passport applicants.
Another applicant, Sithabisiwe Ngwenya said it appears as if the workers were on a go-slow. She said:
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This is a tiresome process and although we are aware that they have extended the working hours, their pace is slow.
What is the point of extending when they are going to just serve a few people?
</blockquote>
The Civil Registry Department recently issued a statement saying it was extending the working hours of all its e-passport offices. It said:
<blockquote>
The Civil Registry Department wishes to advise its valuable clients that it has extended its working hours in the passport section with immediate effect.
The passport offices will be open from Monday to Friday from 7 am to 7 pm during weekdays and from 8 am to 3 pm on Saturdays.
</blockquote>
E-passports are issued in Harare, Bulawayo, Chinhoyi, Gwanda, Gweru, Lupane, Marondera, Beitbridge, Chipinge, Chitungwiza, Hwange, Mazowe, Mwenezi and Zvishavane civil registry offices.
The Registrar General Henry Machiri said during the festive season, the number of passport applicants increases. He said:
<blockquote>
The festive season is our busiest in terms of passport applications, and most of our citizens who are in the diaspora want to apply for documents.
Schools have closed and so we are expecting all these people to be coming now since they need to be there physically for biometrics.
So, the number will increase since most people want to beat the deadline to avoid paying more money.
In the proposed national budget, the fees for passports will increase in the coming month and some people want to beat the deadline and submit their applications now.
</blockquote>
The Zimbabwean passport is arguably the most expensive in the SADC region after a deal by the Government awarding Garsu Pasaulis a tender to process the new e-passports in 2021.
In 2021, South Africa charged R400, equivalent to US$25, while Botswana charged P260 (US$25) for a passport. 
Namibia’s passport was priced at R400 (or US$25), and Mozambique was charging 2500 meticais (about US$40).
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Long, Winding Queues Resurface At Passport Offices

Zimbabweans based in South Africa have welcomed the decision by the Government to establish e-passport and national identity card application and enrolment centres in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
The Registrar General’s Office recently announced that the centres will be opened in the two South African cities before the end of 2023.
Currently, Zimbabweans living in South Africa who need passports can access application forms for the passports in the neighbouring country but have to travel back home to submit the forms.
Speaking to <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/zimbabweans-welcome-passport-offices-in-south-africa/">The Sunday News</a>, the chairman of the Zimbabwean Community in South Africa Ngqabutho Mabhena said the move was a welcome development. He said:
<blockquote>
We welcome the move by the Zimbabwean Government to allow access to passports in Johannesburg and Cape Town because previously people have been struggling.
They were able to access application forms for the passports but to have them submitted at the passport offices in Zimbabwe was the challenge, if you are a Mabhena, a person with the same surname had to submit your papers and it was problematic.
We are glad that people will now be able to get their passports from here.
</blockquote>
Christine Mainato who resides in Johannesburg, said that applying for passports has been a nightmare. She said:
<blockquote>
All these years, we had to return home two months before your passport expires and apply for one and return to South Africa while it is being processed.
Some were then forced to apply for emergency passport services which were too expensive for most of us.
This is because we never had the luxury of staying for a month in Zimbabwe waiting for the passport due to work commitments.
But I am glad now we can do it from where we are.
</blockquote>
She said she will be able to even apply for e-passports for her children born in South Africa who did not have the travel documents.
According to the Civil Registry Department of Zimbabwe, more than 100 000 e-passports have been issued since the introduction of e-passports in January 2022.
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Zimbabweans In South Africa Welcome Passport Offices In Joburg, Cape Town

The Registrar-General Henry Machiri has said plans are underway to establish passport enrolment centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town before the end of this year.
This will enable Zimbabweans living in South Africa to apply for and collect passports and national identity cards in the neighbouring country.
In an interview with <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/passport-offices-to-be-opened-in-sa">The Sunday Mail</a>, Machiri said they are planning to establish e-passport enrolment centres in several countries. He said:
<blockquote>
E-passport enrolment centres are being established across borders and citizens will benefit by applying whilst in countries that will have these facilities.
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage is implementing the e-passport system in South Africa.
Renovations to consulate offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town will be completed soon. We are targeting to open the two centres before the end of the year.
</blockquote>
Consul-General at Zimbabwe’s Embassy in Johannesburg Eria Phiri said:
<blockquote>
Renovation and repurposing of the building is now complete and work is going on well.
For the consulate office, everything is now ready and we are waiting for the deployment of the information and communication technology infrastructure at the end of this month.
The offices will greatly improve the ability of Zimbabweans in South Africa to access their civic documents.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Machiri said Zimbabweans will soon be able to apply for civic documents (birth certificates, marriage and divorce certificates, etc) online once the deployment of the enhanced Zimbabwe Population Registry System (ZPRS) by the Government is complete.
Currently, applicants have to come in person to apply for the documents at the Civil Registry Department offices.
The ZPRS will link Government offices in real-time, cutting bureaucracy and revolutionising the department’s work. Said Machiri:
<blockquote>
The digital migration is likely to start end of October 2023. The servers have been installed and configured. Software development for system applications is in progress.
The online passport application process is not yet functional. The system is being implemented in phases. We expect to complete the implementation of all phases in 12 months.
</blockquote>
He also said more than 100 000 e-passports have been issued since the introduction of e-passports in January 2022.
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Zimbabwe To Open Passport Offices In South Africa - Registrar General

The Registrar-General’s (RG) Office says it has issued over 350 000 e-passports to date, clearing the national backlog that stood at 200 000 in January.
In an interview with State media, Registrar-General Henry Machiri also said plans to decentralise the service are now at an advanced stage. He said:
<blockquote>
Since we started the e-passport programme on January 18, I can confirm that we have issued over 350 000 passports.
We successfully cleared the passport backlog in September this year.
We asked all those who had applied for passports to go and collect their documents.
We are happy with the progress we have made so far, and we are looking forward to expanding the e-passport enrolment programme to all the districts countrywide.
We have plans to expand to Chinhoyi, Marondera, and Mutare, going down to all the districts.
Besides expanding offices in the country, Government will also be establishing passport enrolment centres at selected embassies across the world.
</blockquote>
Garsu Pasaulis, a security printing company that was engaged by the government to set up modern national biometric infrastructure for the production of the new e-passport, national identity cards, resident permits, and visas, reportedly has the capacity to print more than 5 000 passports a day.
An official report detailing the e-passport programme obtained by The Sunday Mail states:
<blockquote>
We are delighted to report that, since the inception of the e-passports project, Garsu Pasaulis has managed to cumulatively produce a total of 352 156 ordinary and express e-passports as of December 3, 2022.
In addition to the above, the company has also produced several diplomatic and service passports on behalf of the Government of Zimbabwe.
The company invested in high-end, state-of-the-art passport personalisation machines which are capable of printing over 500 passports per hour.
Depending on the number of applications received, the company has a production capacity that can enable the printing of more than 5 000 passports per day.
</blockquote>
| <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/passport-backlog-cleared">The Sunday Mail</a>

"Passport Backlog Cleared"

A dispute has erupted between a company contracted by the government to do renovations for the Harare e-passport centre, and its workers as well as subcontracted companies over unpaid wages and fees for the project.
Subcontracted companies and workers are allegedly owed varying amounts of money by the company, Kingdom Five Zimbabwe, amid claims that its management diverted the funds and bought luxurious vehicles.
Some of the workers interviewed by <a href="https://thestandard.newsday.co.zw/2022/08/07/passport-office-contractor-in-row-over-payments/">The Standard</a> said they were owed as much as US$5 000.  
  
Kingdom Five Zimbabwe won a tender for the renovation of e-passport centres and carried out renovations at the Murewa E-passport centre, and Gweru e-passport centre where they are allegedly owing workers money.
They are currently in Beitbridge setting up another e-passport centre. One of the aggrieved workers told The Independent:
<blockquote>
They are buying expensive cars while they owe us. It’s not right. One of the managers has a BMW parked at the quantity surveyor’s house because he has run out of parking space at his house.
</blockquote>
He said he reported the company to the Labour Court, and the case will be heard on August 11.
One of the managers for Kingdom Five Zimbabwe Eddie Madzima confirmed that the workers and other sub-contracted companies have not been paid. Madzima said:
<blockquote>
We have a contract and the project is still ongoing.
There are a few individuals who have not been paid and we are still questioning the nature of their contracts.
</blockquote>
President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the country’s e-passport in December.
Old non-biometric Zimbabwean passports will remain valid until they expire in December 2023.
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Company Contracted To Renovate e-Passport Centres Clash With Workers Over Payment

The Registrar-General’s (RG) Office says it has issued over 50 000 electronic passports (e-passports) at its offices in Harare and Bulawayo from January to April this year.
In an interview with The Sunday Mail, the Registrar-General, Henry Machiri, said there are plans to open eight other provincial e-passport offices by the end of June this year. Said Machiri:
<blockquote>
We started producing passports on January 18, 2022, and as of today (April 21, 2022), we have issued 51 080 e-passports.
These are e-passports applied for by people in Harare since January and since March for those in Bulawayo.
I can now say that we have enough material and we have ramped up production.
With the current system, the Government signed a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT), whereby GP invests and they will be paid gradually.
So, in terms of consumables, they are now readily available.
</blockquote>
He also said the other eight provinces will have passport offices in their provincial centres by 30 June. Machiri said:
<blockquote>
The other provincial towns should have these centres by June 30, as was promised by early this year.
We still stand by that date. These are Lupane in Matabeleland North, Gwanda in Matabeleland South, Gweru for Midlands, Masvingo for Masvingo, Mutare for Manicaland, and Marondera for Mashonaland East, Chinhoyi for Mashonaland West and Bindura for Mashonaland Central.
</blockquote>
On the issue of the online passport application system, whose booking system is now live, Machiri said the system seeks to shorten the time applicants will spend at the RG offices as they will apply for the documents in the comfort of their homes or offices. He said:
<blockquote>
It is ongoing work but I can assure you that before the end of the year, it will be possible that people can apply in the comfort of their offices or homes.
However, this does not mean that one applies and the passport is delivered to their doorstep. A travel document is a secured document and has to be given to the rightful owner.
So one can apply online and be notified of when to come to have their biometric information taken so that we make sure that the information on their passport is correct, this is the international standard.
All this seeks to shorten the time when the client is at our offices.
</blockquote>
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/50k-e-passports-issued-in-3-months">The Sunday Mail</a></h4>

50 000 Electronic Passports Issued In 3 Months, Says Registrar-General

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Larry_Moyo">Larry Moyo, </a>a Zimbabwean journalist and the founding editor of the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/H-Metro" title="H-Metro">H-Metro</a> tabloid newspaper, Friday went to the Registrar General’s office intending to collect his e-passport applied for on the 4th of February 2022.
He said the application process started at 8.30 am and he was done by 10.30 am on the same day. Moyo was informed that collection would be after 7 working days. 
18 February, the day he went to collect his passport is the 10th working day after application. He shared his experiences at the Registrar General’s offices as follows:
Scenes at the entrance along Herbert Chitepo.
<img decoding="async" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FL2sUDaWYAAAidw?format=jpg&amp;name=large"/>
He said the queue for collection is shorter as highlighted in the picture below.
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<img class="aligncenter" decoding="async" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FL2tQrGWYBQqqvC?format=jpg&amp;name=large"/>
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Whilst he was still there, the queue for applications started to get longer than it was when he arrived. See the pictures attached below.
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<img class="aligncenter" decoding="async" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FL2tr5yWYAA6c2d?format=jpg&amp;name=large"/><img decoding="async" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FL2tr76WYBIj9UK?format=jpg&amp;name=large"/>
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PICTURES: Larry Moyo Shares Experiences At Passport Offices In Harare

The Registrar General’s office has said the country has about 10 or more years before it completely phases out the non-biometric passport. 
This comes as the issuance of passports started in January with the first batch now out. President Mnangagwa launched the country’s e-passports in December last year.
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Permanent Secretary Mr Aaron Nhepera also told The Sunday News that the Bulawayo Registrar-General’s Office was already being equipped with systems capable of processing e-passport applications ahead of the roll-out over the next few weeks.
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Deputy Minister Cde Ruth Mavhunga Maboyi said they chose Harare because that is where the infrastructure is at the moment. 
The government announced last week that the documents will start being used at ports of entry by Monday, 6 February 2022.
An official from the Registry department also said that the application process will later be extended to embassies and consulates to allow those in the diaspora to apply for the e-passport. Added the official:
<blockquote>
At the moment we are targeting about 15 missions but that will be decided by the density of the people in those countries.
… the traditional passports are not expiring, and in fact all the other provincial offices are still processing them. So what it means is that if you get your traditional passport today, it will be valid for the next 10 years.
So in short we still have about 10 years or slightly more for the country to completely phase out the non-biometric passport.
</blockquote>
The official added that members of the public must not confuse between e-passports and online applications. Said the official:
E-passport simply means that while with the traditional passport, your details were printed, with the e-passport the details will be kept in a chip similar to that of a bank card. 
E-passports are mainly essential in dealing with fraud because the information is only readable by a machine and no one can tamper with it.
More: <a href="https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/old-passports-to-work-until-they-expire/">The Sunday News</a>

We've 10 Or More Years To Completely Phase Out Non-biometric Passports - Government

Garsu Paulis, the company that was contracted to issue e-passports in Zimbabwe has said the issuance of the passports will start this week.
The government launched the e-passport in a landmark development that saw Garsu Paulis getting the nod to produce modern passports that comply with global aviation benchmarks.
ZBC News reports that all is in place at the Registrar General Offices with the new e-passport equipment and the system now in place ahead of the issuance of new passports set to begin at the end of the week.
The publication visited Garsu Pasaulis offices at the Immigration Department in Harare this Monday and witnessed workers undergoing training to mark the changeover to the new system. Said Chukkri Assal Managing Director Garsu Pasaulis:
<blockquote>
The change over from the old to the new system requires extensive training of personnel and we are happy that we have completed the process as you can see our workers are being educated by the trainers on how the system works.
</blockquote>
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We are going to start issuing the passports within the next 3 days and training of staff was key to come up with a seamless process.
</blockquote>
Garsu Pasaulis will establish similar infrastructure and systems in all the country’s provinces and Bulawayo is next on the list as the national programme begins.
More: <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/e-passport-issuance-to-start-this-week/">ZBC News</a>

Issuance Of E-Passports To Start This Week - Contractor

Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister, Kazembe Kazembe has revised fees for the e-passport scrapping the US$20 application fee that was to be collected by CBZ bank.
This comes after criticism that the arrangement was corrupt. Pindula News presents Statutory Instrument 3 of 2023 gazetted on the 7th of January 2022:
<blockquote>
<h2>Statutory Instrument 3 of 2022.</h2>
<h2>[CAP. 4:01 Citizenship (Passport Fees) Regulations. 2022</h2>
IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage has, in terms of section 22 of the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01]. made the following regulations:— 
1. These regulations may be cited as the Citizenship (Passport Fees) Regulations, 2022. 
2. For the purposes of these regulations—”passport” means a machine-readable passport or an electronically-readable passport. 
3. The Minister has fixed passport fees as specified in the Schedule. 
SCHEDULE
<h2>FEES</h2>
The fees payable for obtaining one’s passport shall be—
(a) passport issued on non-emergency basis……………………USD$100,00 
(b) emergency passport ……………………………………………………….USDS200.00.
4. The Citizenship (Passport Fees) Regulations, 2021, published in Statutory Instrument 273 of 2021, are repealed.
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Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Revise e-Passport Fees

MDC Alliance vice president and former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has condemned the privatisation of passport production in the country.
On Monday the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage said the Government was working with a company called Garsu Pasaulis (GP) in the production of the electronic passport and on other vital civil registration documents.
The following day, the Government promulgated Statutory Instrument 273 of 2021 which gave passport holders until 31 December 2023 to swap their passports for a new electronic passport (e-passport).
In responding to the developments, Biti accused Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe of breaking the law through the promulgation of SI 273 of 2021. <a href="https://twitter.com/BitiTendai/status/1471117774302978048">Biti posted on Twitter:</a>
<blockquote>
The privatisation of passport production is yet another chapter in a lengthy anthology of crony capitalism under Emmerson.
Passport data is a private security issue that can’t be outsourced. Further, what criterion has been used to select Tagwireyi as the producer of these passports?
Kuda Tagwirei’s greed is unprecedented so too is that of the person fronting him. He now controls fuel, forex, gold mines, platinum, the RBZ, Banks, pipelines, Road construction, command agriculture, NOCZIM &amp; the Ministry of Finance. He controls Zimbabwe.
It’s unprecedented that a regime can decree that all passports will expire on a certain date. The processing of new passports will be a humongous multi-billion dollar business. It will also be a logistical nightmare. This regime has no boundary, no morality, no limitations, no shame.
SI 273 of 2021 is blatantly unconstitutional. Kazembe Kazembe has acted outside powers provided to him by the Citizens Act Cap 4:01.
That SI needs to be challenged in court. Enough of these roving bandits. Enough of a vacuous government driven by greed avarice &amp; aggrandizement.
</blockquote>
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