World / Africa Zimbabweans trapped as government stops issuing passports Ordinary citizens told to try again after 2021, because country does not have funds to import the ink and paper needed for the documents BL PREMIUM

Harare — Zimbabweans seeking travel documents to leave the country are enduring nightmares as the country has virtually stopped issuing passports to ordinary citizens as a result of foreign currency shortages.

Officials at the passport office in Harare told Business Day that the office is printing only five to 10 passports a day, with the documents reserved for diplomats or the few “special cases” approved by the minister of home affairs.