According to the website of the Zimbabwean consulate, passports will be delivered to applicants in Cape Town from Thursday 28th – Saturday 30th of APRIL. The following message is currently posted on their website:
“Consulate officials will be distributing passports in Cape Town (Home Affairs, boston Center, Bellview) between 28 and 30 April 2011. You will be required to bring your passport application receipt for R750.00 and a Zimbabwean ID/ expired/valid passport. Please note parents and guardians collecting for children below 16years will be required to bring the child’s birth certificate and parents Zimbabwean ID.”
This is a welcome development after months of denial, empty threats and anything but transparent behavior.
It is still unclear whether they will be taking applications for new passports.