Zimbabwe: Low IDs uptake in Matabeleland
Published: 5/Nov/2017
Source: Daily News (Harare)
Members of Parliament’s thematic committee on Peace and Security have queried why the Matabeleland region recorded low numbers during the national identity documentation (ID) issuance blitz by the Registrar-General (RG)’s office.
This comes amid concerns that most people in the region have been failing to get IDs, with some alleging it is due to most of them not having birth certificates after having lost their parents and guardians to the Gukurahundi atrocities.
This comes amid concerns that most people in the region have been failing to get IDs, with some alleging it is due to most of them not having birth certificates after having lost their parents and guardians to the Gukurahundi atrocities.
However, the RG Tobaiwa Mudede argued that the low numbers had nothing to do with Gukurahundi.
In the 1980s about 20 000 civilians were massacred in Matabeleland and nearby regions. Out of the total 393 898 national IDs issued by the RG in September, only 52 911 were from Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Bulawayo.
MDC Senator for Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Dorothy Khumalo blamed the low registration on the strict requirements imposed by the RG, which she said affected Gukurahundi victims.
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