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Govt issues 287 000 IDs
16 Oct 2017 at 07:05hrs | Views
The Registrar-General's Office has issued 287 300 identity cards since September 4, with Registrar-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede warning his officials against charging fees to those in need of civil documents.
Mudede said his department had withdrawn all receipt books countrywide to ensure no official charged citizens to acquire the critical documents.
Government waived all charges for civil documents in the 90-day period the RG's office will be carrying out its registration blitz. The blitz, which started on September 4, is in preparation of next year's harmonised elections.
It will end on November 30. Mr Mudede said: "All our mobile and static registration teams were instructed from September 20 not to charge any fees for birth and death certificates, as well as national identity documents as previously announced.
Mudede said his department had withdrawn all receipt books countrywide to ensure no official charged citizens to acquire the critical documents.
It will end on November 30. Mr Mudede said: "All our mobile and static registration teams were instructed from September 20 not to charge any fees for birth and death certificates, as well as national identity documents as previously announced.
Source - the herald
