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Zimbabweans stampede for passports ahead of new shock fees kicking in from January
Hundreds of people have besieged passport offices at Makombe Building in Harare to try and secure the travel documents ahead of hiked fees announced in the 2024 national budget, which take effect begi...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:25hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'Applicants can use Zimbabwe IDs to collect passports'
People who lost their receipts after applying and paying for passports can collect their travel documents using their national identity documents, says the Civil Registry Department.Dispelling...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:30hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man forges wife's signature to facilitate divorce
A CHITUNGWIZA man was last week arraigned before Harare magistrate, Dennis Mangosi for allegedly forging his wife's signature on divorce papers.Travolta Reginald Tonderai Chitongo (29) was ord...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
2 men arrested for selling voter registration forms
TWO men appeared in court on allegations of selling voter registration forms at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) offices at Makombe Building in Harare to people who wanted to register to vote i...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Open defecation at Harare's new passport offices
IT is a few minutes before midday and the new Makombe complex, which is now handling passport applications, is a hive of activity.Hordes of e-passport seekers patiently queue outside awaiting ...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Passports syndicate member admit to charges
A member of a syndicate that roams around the Registrar General's offices in Harare, fleecing desperate passport seekers of money, Nicholas Chogugudza, today admitted in court to soliciting for bribes...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
RG's office 'shields' corruption accused officer
The Registrar General's office is allegedly refusing to cooperate with investigators in the case involving passport processing officer, Prisca Moyo, who is facing charges of soliciting for a US$20 bri...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:34hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
High Court denies passport officer bail
A passport officer at the Registrar-General's Office will remain in custody pending trial on charges allegedly demanding a bribe from a passport applicant after the High Court threw out her appeal for...Published: 07 May 2021 at 19:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister asked to pay a US$30 bribe to jump passport office queue
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday experienced the corruption at the Makombe passport office after he was asked to pay a US$30 bribe to jump the queue. ...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ calls for Ministry of labour's intervention over threatened strike
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) and United federation for food and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe are meeting the minister of Public Service labour and Social Welfare Paul Mavima to...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Paul Ndou
Passport lands duo in custody
TWO people suspected to be part of a syndicate fleecing desperate passport seekers at the Registrar-General's office by soliciting bribes for quick release of the travel document have been denied bail...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Passport office employee in court for bribery
AN employee at the Registrar-General's Office in Harare appeared in court yesterday for criminal abuse of office after she allegedly demanded a bribe from a passport applicant.Prisca Moyo (46)...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, land baron mend fences
SUSPECTED land baron Wellington Peyama, who has been accused of fanning divisions in the ruling Zanu-PF party, has claimed that he has resolved his differences with the party leadership in Mashonaland...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe, Registrar-General taken to court
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Registrar-General Clemence Masango have been taken to court by child rights activists for refusing to issue a birth certificate to a child born out of wedlock...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stops issuing passports
THE crisis at the passport offices is far from over, with Registrar-General Clemence Masango failing to give an estimate timeframe of when the processing of travelling documents will resume following ...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 14:26hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Stationery shortage hits Registrar-General's office
The Registrar-General's Office (RG) has been hit with a serious shortage of stationery and consumables required to process national identification cards and passports, it has emerged.The offic...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
11 719 affected as Cyclone Idai kills 98
AT least 98 people have been confirmed dead, while 102 others were injured, with 11 719 affected in various ways by Cyclone Idai which hit mainly parts of Manicaland province since last week. ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:36hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa consoles grieving nation
President Mnangagwa yesterday sent his condolence message to families of the 98 people who have lost their lives after Cyclone Idai hit the eastern parts of the country, mainly Chimanimani and Chiping...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa touched by Battlefields tragedy
President Mnangagwa has mourned artisanal miners who perished after mining shafts at Cricket No. 3 and Jongwe Mining Cooperative in Mhondoro-Ngezi were flooded on Tuesday. It is estimated that...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa approves cholera fund
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved a budget of nearly $64 million for immediate needs in the fight against dual outbreaks of cholera and typhoid in Harare and other parts of the country, chairperson of ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mudede's office in vote-rigging scam
THE Registrar-General's Office has been caught in a vote-rigging scam, where thousands of potential voters in urban areas have been disenfranchised after failing to get national identity documents to ...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 15:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Call for applicant / immigration, citizenship, and residency cases
Do you know that the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act and the Immigration Act is out dated and far behind in terms of alignment with the new Constitution of Zimbabwe?Do you know, every Zimbabwean c...Published: 18 Jul 2017 at 19:41hrs | | by Citizen Justice
New Makombe Building nears completion after 20 years
Construction the new Makombe Building, which has taken 20 years is nearing completion Home Affairs ministry secretary, Melusi Matshiya told Parliament recently.The multi-storey complex is ...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 05:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Police foil Zanu PF youth demonstration against Kasukuwere
Armed police at Makombe Building in Harare which houses Local government ministry offices foiled a demonstration by Zanu PF youths against Saviour Kasukuwere.Kasukuwere is in trouble ove...Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
ZUJ to receive first block of residential plots
Members of the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, ZUJ, are expected to start receiving residential plots which were promised to the Union by LocalGovernment and National Housing Minister, Saviour Kasu...Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:53hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Gokwe Registrar officials up for $20 bribery judgment day set
The judgment in the case of two officials at the Gokwe South Registrar's office accused of demanding a bribe of $20 from a member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) who lost his identity card and...Published: 25 Mar 2015 at 11:27hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Liquor licensing decentralised
THE perennial hassle of travelling all the way to Makombe Building Complex in Harare to obtain a liquor licence is over for businesses out of the capital.Liquor outlet operators can now obtain...Published: 17 Mar 2015 at 07:14hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu and Kusile Madlela
Zimbabweans taken for granted
Editor,Zimbabweans have for a long time been taken for granted, their peaceful nature has been exploited for decades since independence. The citizens have gone through the worst, from gukurahu...Published: 13 Mar 2015 at 11:40hrs | 2 | by Phillip Dube
Mugabe govt to change Chief's 'outdated' regalia
The Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing is seeking expressions of interest from suitable designers who will be invited to submit proposals to undertake the designing of the...Published: 17 Feb 2015 at 11:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Land baron nabbed
A housing co-operative chairman was yesterday arrested at a meeting that was being addressed by Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Ignatius Chombo for pocketing thousands ...Published: 26 Jan 2015 at 22:47hrs | 1 | by Municipal Reporter
Getting a passport still a hassle in Zimbabwe
THE lack of effective measures to ensure that the process of acquiring a passport or national identity card is speedy and hassle-free has allowed corruption to continue unabated. The system favours t...Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 06:25hrs | | by Tendai Makaripe
Security guard in court for stealing
40-YEAR-OLD security guard, Tafadzwa Chiwanza, employed by Evershell Security Company, has been accused of breaking into offices during the night and stealing valuables, fuel coupons and cash....Published: 27 Sep 2014 at 08:33hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Zanu-PF Politburo showdown looms over Gono
A SHOWDOWN is looming in the Zanu-PF politburo next week where senior party officials are expected to square off along factional lines over the issue of former Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono, who ...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe ID passports,' Mudede speaks out
Registrar-GENERAL Mr Tobaiwa Mudede yesterday said his call for use of machine-readable biometric identity cards to cross borders was not meant to replace passports as an international travel document...Published: 24 Jul 2014 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
'South Africa should allow Zimbabwe IDs as passports'
REGISTRAR-General (RG) Tobaiwa Mudede has said South Africa should consider accepting Zimbabwe's machine-readable biometric identity cards as travel documents alongside passports following the banning...Published: 23 Jul 2014 at 13:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nikuv: shocking 2018 vote claims
There are shocking claims that seven large containers, allegedly carrying materials which the opposition says is meant to manipulate and rig the crucial 2018 national elections, are on their way to Z...Published: 03 Apr 2014 at 13:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nikuv consolidating its already entrenched position in the Zimbabwean government
SHADOWY Israeli security company, Nikuv International Projects Ltd, widely accused of manipulating the disputed July 31 2013 general elections for the ruling Zanu PF to win, is consolidating its alrea...Published: 28 Mar 2014 at 10:19hrs | 13 | by Elias Mambo
Nikuv rewarded with new project
SHADOWY Israeli security company, Nikuv International Projects Ltd, which was accused of manipulating the July 31 general elections in favour of President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF party, has bee...Published: 06 Dec 2013 at 06:21hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe approves Rusape town expansion
PRESIDENT Mugabe has approved the incorporation of Tsanzaguru and several surrounding farms into Rusape Town Council - in a positive development that will see the urban council possessing more land fo...Published: 13 Sep 2013 at 07:24hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mudede rejects Mawere's application for a Zimbabwean ID
Zimbabwe-born businessman Mutumwa Mawere, who became a South African citizen in 2002, has been left frustrated after the Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede rejected his...Published: 21 May 2013 at 05:10hrs | | by Mutumwa Mawere
ALERT - Voter registration update
ALERT - The MDC-T says officials from the Registrar-General's Office are turning away residents of Mufakose in Harare who want to register as voters at Rusunguko Primary School.The situation ...Published: 10 May 2013 at 10:32hrs | 2 | by MDC-T
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai skips court
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday failed to attend a labour hearing at the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare in a case in which a former worker of his private communications organisation...Published: 06 May 2013 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mobile voter registration exercise kicks off
The mobile voter registration exercise officially kicked off today (Monday) with many people visiting various mobile centres in the capital ahead of the expected harmonised elections.After the...Published: 29 Apr 2013 at 17:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'It's a waste of time to talk of elections without reforms' says Chamisa
THE Movement for Democratic Change formation led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday said Zanu PF was wasting its time pushing for elections before key electoral reforms were put in place....Published: 25 Mar 2013 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
R5 toilet fee introduced at RG's passport Office
MEMBERS of the public seeking to acquire official documents at the Registrar General's Offices at Makombe Building in Harare are being forced to pay five rand a day to use toilets.This has res...Published: 17 Feb 2013 at 14:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers troop for voter registration
Members of the uniformed forces and their immediate family members have reportedly been flocking the Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede's Makombe Building offices in Harare since last week to register a...Published: 06 Feb 2013 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Passport office extends working days
THE Central Registry Office has, with effect from last week, extended working days for the application of passports in an attempt to meet high demand for the travel document.The office has put...Published: 04 Nov 2012 at 12:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe passport farce
EDITOR - I went home to Zimbabwe to get a new passport. I thought I could get it in my home city only to be told that as someone living outside the country, I had to go to Harare. Why centralising se...Published: 30 Aug 2012 at 05:16hrs | | by J. NDLOVU
Ex-cop arrested for attempting to shoot and kill cop trying to arrest him
AN ex-police sergeant has been arrested for allegedly attempting to shoot and kill a policeman who wanted to arrest him for soliciting for bribes from members of the public in the city.Police...Published: 02 Jun 2012 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Xtreme Xperiences - Zimbabwe's Passport Auschwitz
Beneficiaries of Zanu-PF benevolence tend to dismiss such opinions as cruel concoctions by overzealous anti-establishment weirdoes. Yet for millions of Zimbabweans encountering disconcerting treatment...Published: 04 Apr 2012 at 12:10hrs | 3 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
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