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"Zimbabwe's registry office has largely stopped issuing identification cards, passports and other crucial documents, ZimOnline reported. It quoted an official of the registrar general's office as saying there was no money to pay foreign suppliers of the special ink and films used to produce the documents."We have shortages of chemicals to develop films and we are expecting to be able to resume issuing these documents in January," said the official. Sources said the registry office that used to issue metal identity cards but had replaced these with cheaper plastic cards had now stopped issuing even the plastic cards. The registry office was also no longer issuing passports except only to senior government officials and sick people wishing to travel outside the country for treatment. The rest of Zimbabweans can only get temporary emergency travel documents enabling them to visit specific destinations." [Brief]
