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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Hundreds of people were left stranded at the Registrar-General\u2019s (RG) office following the alleged unavailability of paper used to produce the newly-introduced e-passports, NewZimbabwe.com reported.<\/p>\n

A source at the RG\u2019s Office told the publication that they had stopped producing the e-passports because of a glitch. The source is cited as saying:<\/p>\n

There is no paper and the contractors contracted to produce the e-passports have not been paid.<\/p>\n

This would be the second time Zimbabwe\u2019s e-passport processing system has run aground in two months with authorities unsure of when the crisis will be over.<\/p>\n

Last month, the Registrar General, Henry Machiri said they had experienced challenges in the issuance of vital civil registration and travel documents due to a technical fault.<\/p>\n

The government launched the e-passport in December 2021 in a development that saw Garsu Paulis getting the nod to produce modern passports that comply with global aviation benchmarks.<\/p>\n

Authorities say the non-biometric Zimbabwean passports will remain valid until they expire in December 2023.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Hundreds of people were left stranded at the Registrar-General\u2019s (RG) office following the alleged unavailability of paper used to produce the newly-introduced e-passports, NewZimbabwe.com reported. A source at the RG\u2019s Office told the publication that they had stopped producing the e-passports because of a glitch. 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