Zimbabwe reverses controversial e-passport fee

HARARE – Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has bulked under immense public pressure and reversed the controversial US$20 application fee for Zimbabwe’s new e-passport.

HARARE – Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has bulked under immense public pressure and reversed the controversial US$20 application fee for Zimbabwe’s new e-passport.

A Belgian company linked to bribes-for-tenders in over half-a-dozen countries has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to produce biometric passports for Zimbabwe, online tabloid ZimLive reported Monday.