Harare, Aug 26 (IANS): Zimbabwe's diplomatic mission in South Africa has resumed offering consular services after the South African government recently relaxed some of its lockdown measures against Covid-19.
"Zimbabwean diplomatic mission in that country has introduced a gradual resumption of consular services to facilitate the repatriation of those in need of returning home," Monica Mutsvangwa, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, told a post-cabinet media briefing on Tuesday.
South Africa's Covid-19 alert level 2 has been in place since August 18, which relaxes some restrictions, allowing long-distance travels, conditional social gatherings, and business operation with measures minimising the number of employees at the workplace at any given time, Xinhua news agency reported.