Johannesburg - Hundreds of Angolan citizens residing in South Africa are joining the process of birth registration and issuance of identity cards and ordinary passports, as part of a campaign promoted by the Angolan Executive.
To this end, the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, set up two posts at the two consulates of Angola in South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town).
The posts operate within the framework of the Program for the mass promotion of birth registration and attribution of ID Cards to national citizens, under the coordination of the Institute of Angolan Communities Abroad and Consular Services.
According to data provided this Tuesday, in Johannesburg, by the chairman of the Union of Angolans residing in South Africa (UNASA), Adão Queta, more than thirty thousand compatriots reside in this country, the majority of them undergoing academic training.
According to the official, despite the country's economic slowdown, hundreds of Angolans work in the hotel and transport sectors.
Adão Queta stated that, due to the current situation in South Africa, many Angolans chose to return to the country.
The official, who considers relations between Angolans and South Africans to be good, added that, currently, 20 Angolans are imprisoned for illegal acts.
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