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Zimbabwean diaspora drives property boom

Zimbabweans living abroad are increasingly turning to real estate as a way to maintain ties with their homeland, according to recent market trends. In 2024, diaspora remittances to Zimbabwe rose to US$2.2 billion, a 22% increase from 2023,…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

The rise of short-term loans in the UK

In recent years, financial flexibility has become increasingly important for individuals facing unexpected expenses or temporary cash flow challenges. One popular solution is to apply for a short-term loan online today with Fast Loan UK . …

Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 23:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter

RBZ's to unlock over US$1 billion in remittances

In a bold move to revive Zimbabwe's struggling economy, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced a plan to securitize diaspora remittances, aiming to transform predictable inflows into investable financial instruments. Unveiled in …

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 18:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt racks US$3m from nurses, blocks their diaspora dreams

The government is facing sharp criticism for withholding crucial verification letters from thousands of Zimbabwean nurses seeking to work abroad, despite collecting more than US$3.6 million from health professionals for processing the docu…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

RBZ to launch diaspora-backed securities

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is preparing to introduce securitised financial instruments backed by diaspora remittances, a bold move aimed at unlocking over US$1 billion in annual inflows from Zimbabweans abroad and channelling them …

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 12:41hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter

We As Zimbabweans Are The Only Ones Who Must Rescue Our Health System

45 years on, the time for silence has passed. Every Zimbabwean, whether at home or in the diaspora, knows the painful truth, our health sector is crumbling. Hospitals without medicines, clinics without basic equipment and health workers wi…

Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:24hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

'No to megaphone criticism'

Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs and International Relations Minister, Professor Amon Murwira, has urged citizens living abroad to refrain from public criticism of national leaders and instead support the country's efforts toward international c…

Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 13:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Diaspora remittances surge 7,5% in February

Diaspora remittances to Zimbabwe grew by 7.5 percent in February 2025, reaching US$165 million, up from US$153.8 million in the same month last year. The increase highlights the continued importance of remittances as a key source of foreig…

Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harnessing the Zimbabwe diaspora for economic, social development

ZIMBABWE'S diaspora, estimated to exceed five million people, constitutes about 30% of the country's population.This global community represents a powerful resource with the potential to transform Zimbabwe's socio-economic landscape.With t…

Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 21:08hrs | | by Constantine Chikosi

Diasporas gift Tsholotsho with private school

A dedicated group of Zimbabweans based in South Africa has mobilized resources to construct a state-of-the-art private boarding and day school in the Tsholotsho district of Matabeleland North province. The initiative aims to challenge the …

Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Kingdom Blue faces complaints over unpaid dues

Kingdom Blue, a prominent company known for its services in [specific industry], is facing growing discontent among its customers as reports of unpaid dues and unresolved grievances continue to surface.Several customers have come forward w…

Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 11:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Understanding suicide among diaspora-born youths

The prevalence of media reports highlighting the suicides of young Zimbabweans born in the Diaspora is a deeply concerning issue. The time has come for us as Zimbabweans to understand the underlying factors contributing to this distressing…

Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:10hrs | 2 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Diasporan intervenes in Mzilikazi water crisis

A UNITED KINGDOM-BASED Zimbabwean has come to the rescue of Mzilikazi residents after drilling boreholes to address the suburb's acute water shortages.Bulawayo residents are currently enduring 120 hours of water rationing due to the low wa…

Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 17:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa must introduce a diaspora ministry

GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, it is my sworn submission that your recent resurrection of the War Veterans ministry is suggestive of aberrations. As I see it, the decision is consistent with a washed-up mindset th…

Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 06:18hrs | | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana

Diaspora should plan for post-Zanu-PF era

LAST week Wednesday was yet another heart-breaking day for me as I made my way through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to catch my flight.Many people, who came to greet me at the airport in Harare and on the plane, were mainly …

Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Hopewell Chin'ono

Thomas Mapfumo retires in exile

OF all my records by Zimbabwean musicians, the one I treasure the most is Thomas Mapfumo's crackly 7-inch single with "Kuyaura" on side A and "Zvanyadza" on the flip side.Released in 1979, towards the denouement of the war for African free…

Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Percy Zvomuya

6 years of false promises

IT is now six years since President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over political power from the now late former President Robert Mugabe with the assistance of the military.Mnangagwa promised a break from the past.He declared zero tolerance to co…

Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Citizen

Mnangagwa's govt should allow diasporans to vote

THE Zimbabwe Diaspora Initiative, a non-partisan group of Zimbabweans living abroad who are interested in participating in Zimbabwe's national elections, was pleased to read of Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's meeting with the Aust…

Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 4 | by Rosewiter Mangiroza Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative chairperson

Zimbabweans in the UK hold 'Gold Mafia' protests

DOZENS of Zimbabweans based in the United Kingdom (UK) yesterday protested at the Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates embassies in London demanding the arrest of all those implicated in a recent gold smuggling and money laundering documentar…

Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt ill-treating its diaspora citizens

RECENT legislative developments in Zimbabwe portray the government as being only interested in its diaspora-based citizens when it wants them to contribute to the country's economic development and monitoring them for perceived unpatriotic…

Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:54hrs | | by Padmore Kufa - Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative

Diaspora keeps Zimbabwe afloat but no vote

ALTHOUGH Zimbabweans in the diaspora are not allowed to vote from their host nations, their cash remittances back home are fast growing and helping to keep the country afloat.Last year, remittances scaled US$1.66 billion, a 16% increase fr…

Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Hichilema must push Zimbabwe diaspora vote case

YOUR ExcellencyPresident Hakainde Hichilema,Chair,Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and SecurityThe Zimbabwe diaspora vote, a grouping of Zimbabweans living outside Zimbabwe, congratulates you on the occasion of your taking over as chairpers…

Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:42hrs | | by Rosewiter Mangiroza

Open letter to President Mnangagwa

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,We appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to officially either serve you summons or issue a warrant of arrest or proceed to apprehend, interrogate and prosecute you on applicable legal criteria o…

Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:44hrs | 5 | by Zvaringeni Samuel Chasi, Patriotic Party Zimbabwe president

Zimbabweans in the diaspora must fight for their voting rights

ZIMBABWEANS in the diaspora must fight for their right to vote and must lobby their families who depend on them for survival, and the businesses they do business with, to push for the diaspora vote in 2023.If President Emmerson Mnangagwa i…

Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:44hrs | | by Kennedy Kaitano

Zimbabweans in foreign lands demand right to vote

FOLLOWING intensive discussion by over 200 Zimbabweans living in Australia and New Zealand who are interested in exercising their constitutional right to vote next year, a letter was written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on April 15, 202…

Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:59hrs | | by Padmore Kufa

Diaspora a death trap for cheating partners

As the British Home office plans to deport another plane-load to Zimbabwe again, it has become imperative to find out why many women and some men lost their lives to their spouses over the issue of infidelity. At law, the killing of a wife…

Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:19hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Violence in Masvingo makes Chamisa a hero

The recent events in the Masvingo province against MDC-Alliance President Advocate Nelson Chamisa raised his bar graph very high. The MDC-A leader is in a meet the people whirlwind tour, meeting community and citizens leaders in the provin…

Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 17:41hrs | 1 | by Phosiwe Ncube

Distant parenting a disaster in Diaspora

Many Zimbabweans have left the country for purported greener pastures.  But the greener pastures turn tinder dry on family relationships, volatile and ready to burn.  Most parents have been away from their children for years. Onl…

Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Life without a visa in Diaspora a nightmare

STAYING in the UK without a visa or a right to stay is intolerable, the worst thing that can happen to a human being is to become an illegal immigrant in a 'hostile environment'.   People who have stayed in the UK for over 40 yea…

Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:16hrs | 12 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

'Allow the diaspora vote' - for umpteenth time, Zanu PF does not care monkeys about free elections

"People want to come back home and contribute in developing their nation but are being hindered by the ever rising cost of living, unstable economic environment, erratic power supply. The financial muscle within the diaspora can make a dif…

Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 18:44hrs | 4 | by Nomusa Garikai

Towards meaningful diaspora engagement

Globally, it is estimated that 1 in 7 people is a migrant. Though this measly figure appears to be statistically insignificant and to give credence to the critics of the so-called mobility bias in migration studies, it must be noted that m…

Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Mutsa Murenje, Queensland, Australia

Diaspora men held at ransom by their wives

Man sitting on outdoor wooden stairwell, cupped hand wrapped around clenched hand, both hands held to mouth, a pained gaze" This is the everyday posture most men in the UK adopt under pressure from their partners and spouses. Domestic viol…

Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 23:55hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavava

Criminals targeting Diaspora stands in Zimbabwe

Hi,Just to share with you important news to warn people of criminals moving around Gweru especially claiming to have also been sold the same housing stand. They go on to ask for your plan and proof of your payment of the stand yet they the…

Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 11:23hrs | | by Concerned

Zimdiaspora in final push

In one of the Largest planned peaceful demonstrations this year, the Zimbabwe Diaspora in the UK made so much noise, that, over 15 Police officers, including rapid response, Armed and West Minster Enforcement were called to the Zimbabwe Em…

Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:49hrs | 1 | by Thabo Makuyana

Diaspora lay flowers for the #shutdown victims on steps of The Zimbabwe Embassy - demand an end to state-sponsored murders and a

London - Saturday 9 February 2019 - Diaspora Protestors carrying flowers staged a demonstration outside the Zimbabwe Embassy in London calling for an end to the wave of murders which have taken place since #shutdown protests.The protesters…

Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 17:06hrs | | by Kingstone Jambawo

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