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Locked out Life on hold for thousands without ID

At 45, Philimon Mashava has never had a bank account or a phone in his name. He has never had a birth certificate and, without documents, his stateless existence has meant missing out on school and countless job opportunities

Being locked out of citizenship is an issue for an estimated 300,000 Zimbabweans, according to Amnesty International.

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