Butha-Buthe passport office struggles with backlog of 4,338 passports

Butha-Buthe The small passport office in Butha-Buthe is drowning under a mountain of unfinished work. Along the week, officials revealed that a shocking 4,338 passports are still waiting to be printed, leaving thousands of Basotho stranded without travel documents. The crisis came to light when Parliament’s Law and Public Safety Committee visited the office to see conditions for themselves. What they found was a system under pressure, workers stretched thin and applicants losing hope. Passport officer Khotso Sepitla did not mince his words. He told the…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...