Zim Embassy In SA Resumes Consular Services
The Zimbabwe Embassy in South Africa has issued a notice that it will be gradually resuming consular services that had been suspended due to the lockdown in South Africa.
The embassy will follow the host country’s Covid-19 Lockdown Alert Level 2 regulations which took effect on Tuesday this week.
According to the notice seen by Savanna News, Zimbabwe Embassy in South Africa said a maximum of 75 clients will be served per day strictly by appointment between 0900 and 1230 hours during weekdays.
To book for an appointment, clients should use the booking link on our website, www.zimbabweconsulate.co.za and Facebook page, Zimbabweconsulate Boeing Road Bedfordview).
The notice reads:
Reference is made to the Consulate’s Public Notice issued on 3 June 2020 and to earlier Public Notices relating to the suspension of regular consular services since the beginning of the lockdown in South Africa.
Members of the public are hereby advised that the Consulate will embark on a gradual restoration of all consular services, including the processing of passport and birth certificate applications for Zimbabwean nationals resident in South Africa, with effect from Monday. 24 August 2020.
In order to protect both members of staff and our valued clients from contracting coronavirus and in conformity with the Host Country’s Disaster Management Act: COVID- 19 Lockdown Alert Level 2 regulations, the following procedures will apply:-
• All clients will be served strictly by appointment between 0900 and 1230 hours during weekdays. The appointment system is designed to ensure that clients do not exceed the allowable congregation thresholds at the Consulate, as set by the host Government under social distancing protocols.
• To book for an appointment, clients should use the booking link on our website, www.zimbabweconsulate.co.za and facebook page, Zimbabweconsulate Boeing Road Bedfordview).
• A maximum of seventy-five (75) clients will be assisted per day at this point. The selection criteria would be based on first come-first served basis.
• The confirmation of appointment should be presented at the security checkpoint in order to be granted passage into the premises.
Please take note of the following:
• Time slots are neither interchangeable nor transferrable. (Clients are therefore., advised to strictly adhere to the allotted time slots.)
• Clients who show up at the Consulate without a confirmation of appointment will not be allowed into the premises.
• Clearances for the repatriation of human remains for burial in Zimbabwe will continue to be strictly processed via the existing electronic platforms.
Interaction with the Consulate on areas of mutual interest, including all general enouiries remains possible via the under listed communication channels:
• Facebook page: Zimbabweconsulate Boeing Road Bedfordview
• Twitter: zimconsulatejhb
• WhatsApp: +27 82 82 49435
• Email: adminezimbabweconsulate.co.za
• Website: www.zimbabweconsulate.co.za
Any inconveniences that might arise from the above stated procedures are sincerely regretted. We promise to review the position once circumstances positively change.
Thanking you all in advance for your understanding and good cooperation.