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ZDVI to engage legislators as WhatsApp ground is created for diaspora and MPs interaction before 31 March 2025
Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative To Engage All Stakeholder - Starts with Legislators as WhatsApp Ground is Created for Diaspora and MPs Interaction as Musicians are Called to Amplify the Call for Dia...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 22:57hrs | 500 | by ZDVI
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 trans...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 21:08hrs | 375 | by Constantine Chikosi
Diasporans to host homecoming business summit
Zimbabwean businesspeople based abroad will converge in Harare next month for the much-anticipated Zimbabwe Diaspora Homecoming and Celebration Business Summit. The event, set for December 20, will be...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:03hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diaspora remittances up 17%
In the first quarter of the year, diaspora remittances to Zimbabwe surged by 17%, reaching US$490 million compared to US$420 million during the same period in 2023. This increase in remittances is see...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:41hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Special dispensation on cards for Zimbabwe Diasporans in need of land
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has committed to creating a special dispensation to facilitate faster access to land and other services for Zimbabweans in the diaspora, enhancing their participation in na...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 10:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diaspora remittances up 18%
The Zimbabwean government's engagement with its diaspora community has resulted in an 18% increase in remittances in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year. This achieveme...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 10:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA push for parliamentary representation
Zimbabweans in South Africa are pressing for representation in Parliament, arguing that their numbers warrant consideration.This call comes as the Zimbabwean government reviews the 2016 Nation...Published: 19 May 2024 at 19:58hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Fast growing Zimbabwe diaspora spurs demand for funeral plans
In December 2023, Mavis Clinic Manyonga travelled to the Republic of Ireland from Zimbabwe, looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with her daughter, Valerie Munashe Makuwe, a nurse in tow...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:51hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to open passport offices in South Africa, UK and US by March
Zimbabweans based in South Africa, United Kingdom, USA and two other countries will now be able to physically apply for passports in their respective host countries by March this year, Registrar-Gener...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:43hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in diaspora pin voting hopes on 10th parliament
The Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative (ZDVI) is calling on the country's 10th parliament to amend the Electoral Amendment Act, allowing Zimbabweans living abroad to participate in general elections. T...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF can be defeated if the Zimbabwe diaspora returns home to vote
AS Zimbabwe holds its decisive elections on August 23, there are important reflections to ponder on this event, one of which is what role the diaspora must play in the weeks leading up to the election...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 7 | by Stevens Mokgalapa
Let's vote against those blocking diaspora vote
THE Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative salutes South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for urging Zimbabweans living in the neighbouring country to make the trip back home a...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative salutes Julius Malema for encouraging Zimbabweans to go back home
The Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative salutes South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for urging Zimbabweans living in South Africa to make the trip back home and participa...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 23:50hrs | 27 | by Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative
Zimbabweans must vote against unpatriotic MPs
WE, the Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative, a non-partisan group of Zimbabweans living abroad, feel betrayed by Zanu PF parliamentarians and President Emmerson Mnangagwa for failing to amend the Electo...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 07:00hrs | 5 | by Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative
Foreign organisations petition Mnangagwa over Sikhala
A RECORD 18 civil society organisations from different parts of the world have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa and key figures in his government over the growing trend of judicial persecution ...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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 Mo...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 4 | by Rosewiter Mangiroza Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative chairperson
Zimbabwe's CSOs flag 'judicial capture'
EIGHTEEN local and regional civil society organisations (CSOs) have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa over what they termed "judicial capture" and pervasion of justice in the country.The...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to Senator Monica Mutsvangwa
Mr. Kennedy Chokuda Clerk of Parliament Parliament of Zimbabwe Dear Mr. Chokuda,We kindly request you deliver the attached letter from the Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative to ...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 21:36hrs | 14 | by Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative
Charamba says Zimbabwe on the verge of re-joining Commonwealth
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba weekend said Zimbabwe was on the verge of re-joining the Commonwealth after the pariah state has been putting a painstaking effort to charm the United Kingdom...Published: 09 May 2023 at 19:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'snubs' UK diasporans
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa cancelled at the 11th hour a scheduled meeting with United Kingdom (UK)-based Zimbabweans, it has emerged.Mnangagwa attended King Charles III's coronation in Londo...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean companies descend on the London Stock Exchange
Zimbabwean companies and corporate executives from home and in the diaspora will tomorrow descend on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) - one of the world's biggest bourses in the world with a market cap...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 20:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe yet to comply with regional electoral guidelines
AFTER President Emmerson Mnangagwa inadvertently announced August as the month for this year's harmonised elections, various researchers, journalists as well as politicians wondered whether this elect...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:37hrs | 3 | by Lyandra Nyamande
Kennedy Mandaza exits Zanu-PF SA District politics
INTERIM chairman and spokesperson of the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF) in South Africa, Kennedy Mapesa Mandaza, is leaving the dual role to contest for a legislative se...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 17:33hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Authorities must implement AfDB's advice on free and fair election - Electoral reforms must include Diaspora Vote
Authorities must implement African Development Bank's Advice on free and fair election - Electoral reforms must include Diaspora Vote. Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative applauds the President ...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 10:52hrs | 28 | by Padmore Kufa
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 mo...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:54hrs | | by Padmore Kufa - Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative
Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative: Submission for Electoral Amendment Bill
Dear Parliament of Zimbabwe, The Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative is pleased to submit suggestions to enable Diaspora Vote which was promised by the President, Comrade Emmerson Mnangagwa. We ...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 16:33hrs | 20 | by Rosewiter Mangirosa
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 Zimba...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Rosewiter Mangiroza
Obert Gutu under fire over sanctions remarks
NATIONAL Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) commissioner Obert Gutu has come under attack from Zimbabweans in the diaspora after suggesting that they will only be allowed a vote if sanctions i...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe diasporans are welcome back
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government would never abandon its citizens residing outside the country, saying they were welcome back home.Addressing the Zanu-PF politburo at...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe polarisation plays out at UN summit
ZIMBABWE's polarised political environment played out in New York last week at the just-ended United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) when pro- and anti-government protesters were involved in a showdow...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans plot demo at UN
A GROUP of Zimbabweans in the United States are plotting to protest over lack of electoral reforms and abuse of human rights in Zimbabwe during next month's United Nations General Assembly.The...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Ndiweni slams 2022 census outcome
FORMER Ntabazinduna chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says the exclusion of the Zimbabwe Diaspora community in the 2022 census is akin to the disenfranchisement of people under the colonial Ian Smith reg...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 Presid...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:59hrs | | by Padmore Kufa
National project status speeds up steel plant
The granting of national project status to the $1 billion Manhize Steel plant near Mvuma will help speed up the setting of key infrastructure with the plant now expected to be operational as early as ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'It's too late for Zimbabwe diaspora voters'
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have decried the discrimination of diasporans who will not vote in the 2023 general elections because the country has not reformed its electoral laws.There h...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean UK mayor pledges to scout for investment
Zimbabwean high achiever Mr Tafadzwa Chikoto, who was recently elected Mayor of Corby, a steel town in the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday met President Mnangagwa at State House and promised to use his...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens door for Diaspora
IN light of a huge appetite by the Zimbabwe Diaspora community to invest in the country given the array of skills they have acquired abroad, President Mnangagwa has directed relevant ministries to set...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to rehire Zesa technocrats
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government had convinced some former Zesa technocrats who were holding senior positions abroad to come back home and assist in finding a solution to the...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'15 embassies to issue online passports'
The rollout of electronic passports (e-passports) is continuing, with the decentralisation of their production being accelerated across the country.Further, a system to allow for online applic...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diasporans in UAE eager to invest back home
President Mnangagwa yesterday engaged Zimbabweans based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he emphasised the need for all citizens to play a part in the socio-economic development of their countr...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ndiweni petitions UK over Zimbabwe diaspora voting rights
DETHRONED Ntabazinduna chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has petitioned United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson to prod him to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa to grant Zimbabwean citizens in the di...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni to return home after treatment
Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna says a warrant for his arrest issued by a court in Bulawayo is “politically motivated."Police said he had breached bail conditions set by...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 19:11hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's economic fundamentals are strong'
THE economy is on a growth trajectory with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) projected to grow by 7,8 percent in 2021, attributed to a favourable rainfall season, higher international mineral commodity pri...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 12 | by Professor Mthuli Ncube
Anti-Mnangagwa demo planned
ZIMBABWEANS in the USA and Canada say they will this weekend demonstrate against President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the United Nations headquarters in New York over human rights abuses and denial of thei...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 19:43hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe documents citizens in foreign lands
ZIMBABWE's Foreign Affairs ministry claims it has begun a process of documenting the number of fellow citizens residing in foreign lands.There is no exact number of Zimbabweans in foreign land...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Dethroned Chief Ndiweni forms pressure group
DETHRONED Ntabazinduna chief, Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, who is based in the United Kingdom, has formed a pressure group - MyRight2Vote - aimed at pushing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's governmen...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe diaspora vote only possible after sanctions removal'
Zanu-PF acting political commissar Patrick Chinamasa has declared the ruling party will not entertain calls for a diaspora vote until sanctions imposed on the country by western powers are removed....Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 18:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe diaspora remittances overtake foreign aid'
Diaspora remittances have overtaken foreign aid, as Zimbabweans abroad sent home over US$1 billion in 2020, the highest ever contribution made to the local economy, Finance and Economic Development Mi...Published: 04 May 2021 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Over 200,000 Zimbabwe migrant workers return after Covid-19 job losses
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned of a "deeper crisis" on Tuesday after more than 200,000 Zimbabweans working in other countries were forced to return home by the Covid-19 pand...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diasporans launch party
A NEW political party formed by Zimbabweans in the diaspora, the Patriotic Zimbabweans (PZ), has proposed a financing strategy to revive the country's deteriorating road, rail, aviation and health and...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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