Increase in forged travelling documents
Monday, January 18, 2010
"Most of the foreigners, who were in possession of fake ETDs were Zimbabweans. Some of them even had the same serial numbers," he said.
He added that most Zimbabweans rounded up during the festive season were in possession of the ETDs and not passports.
"They were in possession of ETDs instead of their passports. This is a worrisome development because ETDs are only used for emergency purposes," he said. He said the police have warned the immigration department about the problem but the situation has not improved. Efforts to get a comment from immigration department were unsuccessful as the officers declined to comment.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...