Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Proposes Use of Identity Cards for Citizens to Cross Between Zimbabwe and Botswana

Zimbabwe, Botswana move to scrap passports for cross-border travel

Zimbabwe and Botswana have agreed to remove passport requirements for their citizens, allowing travel using national identity documents as part of efforts to deepen bilateral co-operation and boost regional integration. The proposed change aims to ease movement between the two neighbouring countries and strengthen long-standing social, cultural and economic ties. Zim-Botswana leaders agree on phased implementation The agreement emerged during th…

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Proposes Use of Identity Cards for Citizens to Cross Between Zimbabwe and Botswana

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has proposed that Zimbabweans and Batswana intending to cross either side of the border of the neighbouring nations use national identity cards instead of passports.

Zimbabwe, Botswana open borders

from MANGALISO TSHUMA in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Bureau BULAWAYO, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE and Botswana have taken a bold step towards African unity, agreeing to introduce passport-free travel for their citizens in a move widely hailed as a breakthrough for regional integration. The landmark arrangement, reached between Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Duma Boko, will allow Zimbabweans and Batswana to cross borders using only national identity…

Mnangagwa, Botswana’s Boko revive passport-free travel push

HARARE – Botswana President Duma Boko and President Emmerson Mnangagwa have renewed calls for passport-free travel between their two countries, raising a proposal that was shelved after a fierce backlash from Botswana’s parliament in 2023. The two leaders made the remarks on Wednesday as they witnessed the signing of 11 memoranda of understanding – including one on immigration cooperation – during Boko’s state visit to Harare. Mnangagwa said the…