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53 000 passports remain uncollected
02 Nov 2018 at 15:49hrs | Views
The Registrar General's Office has raised concern over the number of uncollected passports with some dating back to 10 years ago.
About 53 000 have remained uncollected at the RG's office, of which 11 144 have since expired.
Speaking at a media briefing, Registrar General Mr Clemence Masango said his department is highly concerned with the high number of uncollected passports, calling on Zimbabweans residing in South Africa who had applied for passports to contact the Zimbabwean consulate in Johannesburg for collection.
"We therefore encourage all those who applied for passports prior to May 2018 and have not yet collected to come and collect them," said Mr Masango.
The Registrar General's Department is currently experiencing a backlog of 166 240 applications dating back to May 2018.
The department says it has come up with an implementation plan to clear the backlog once the necessary resources are in place with a possibility of a shift system.
About 53 000 have remained uncollected at the RG's office, of which 11 144 have since expired.
Speaking at a media briefing, Registrar General Mr Clemence Masango said his department is highly concerned with the high number of uncollected passports, calling on Zimbabweans residing in South Africa who had applied for passports to contact the Zimbabwean consulate in Johannesburg for collection.
The Registrar General's Department is currently experiencing a backlog of 166 240 applications dating back to May 2018.
The department says it has come up with an implementation plan to clear the backlog once the necessary resources are in place with a possibility of a shift system.
Source - zbc
