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By Ross Moyo
Following the Zimbabwean consulate in Johannesburg announcement that the price of a passport would increase from R3,100 to over R4,500, on the 26th of July, demonstrations will be the order of the day today against that after more than 1,000 Zimbabweans signed a petition calling on President Mnangagwa’s government to review its decision.
Demonstrators marching will gather from 10am at an open space on Madiba Street and Stanza Bopape Street.This comes after the Second Republic’s clear message to its citizens is for Zimbabweans to acquire passports at the exorbitant price, so as to regularise their stay thereby respecting the laws of its neighbor South Africa.
The protesters from the gathering point, will proceed along Stanza Bopape Street, turn left onto East Avenue, then turn right onto Merton Avenue, and continue until they reach the Embassy of Zimbabwe.
From 1pm, protesters are expected to disperse from the embassy.
Streets which will be affected are the following;
Stanza Bopape
Beckett Street
Thomas Avenue
Pine Street
Hamilton Street
Merton Avenue
Alternative routes such as,
Pretorius Street
Francis Baard Street
Park Street
Edmond Street
Eastwood Street, have been advised to be used for motorists.
This is a clear sign of unhappy Zimbabweans marching to Pretoria embassy in protest of the passport fee hike after these disgruntled Zimbabweans in South Africa will take to the streets of Pretoria and march to the Zimbabwean embassy, today in less than two hours time over the passport hike.
The bone of contention of passport hikes have created an army of disgruntled Zimbabwean citizens who live in South Africa whose march comes after the announcement of the passport increase by nearly 50%, fed up with the status quo.
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