The Emergence Machine
Zimbabwean Couples Rush to Marry
Zimbabweans are flocking to Gaborone to marry Batswana in an effort to gain citizenship, per Tanzanian Times.
The trend has sparked local concern as officials struggle to keep up with the influx of marriage applications, Reuters reports.
Local courts have reportedly been overwhelmed by the sudden surge in requests for marriage licenses, with residents expressing frustration over long wait times, BBC notes.
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8 articlesWhy these floors —
E12 · E10E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: Citizenship crisis. Its words also reach E10 institutions.
Here it is a dynamic between states and institutions: Zimbabweans, Batswana, officials and residents (E12 states), with citizenship, marriage applications, courts and marriage licenses (E10 institutions).
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Zimbabweans, Batswana, officials, residents.
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: citizenship, marriage applications, courts, marriage licenses.