Fire leaves Zimbabaweans Homeless in Durban, South Africa
On Sat night 2 July, a fire outbreak damaged a building in Central Durban which housed Zimbabwean refugees. The fire destroyed most of their belongings including passports and other personal documentation. This building is one of the many commercial properties in Durban which have been converted to housing, comprised of small sized rooms, by unscrupulous […]
Cassette Tapes Still Thriving in Zimbabwe
A large majority of you have probably had a good laugh about how decades ago cassette tapes were a popular source of media that was used when buying, storing and of course “dubbing” music. If you went through this era then you probably also remember rewinding or forwarding tapes using an Eversharp 15M ball point […]
How To Identify A Fake Zimbabwean Passport?
We recently received an email from an individual concerned about the validity of Zimbabwean passports issued by the Registrar General’s Passport Office. As per the email below, a friend of the individual was arrested and sentenced for being in possession of a fraudulent passport: A number of people have fallen victim to passport counterfeiters working […]
We Are Africans – Zimbabwe Mix Video Premiere | 18 April 2011
18 April 2011 marked the day that Zimbabweans celebrated 31 years of independence. The day brought about a mixed bag of emotions because of the definition of the word INDEPENDENCE but that is a whole story in itself. The 18th also marked the day of the video premiere of We Are Africans – Zimbabwe Mix […]
Applying For A Zimbabwean Passport Without An I.D. Card?
A number of people have emailed us questions related to applying for a new Zimbabwean passport from the diaspora. One question that comes up frequently is that of the need for a Zimbabwe National ID Card when applying for a passport as per the example below: We got in touch with two Zimbabwean Consulates (one […]
Wikileaks United States Embassy Harare Cable on Zimbabwe
Some of you will know that Wikileaks recently released a number of confidential US embassy cables. As you can imagine, a number of them contained information or sentiments that the United States government may have rather not had the world know about. The US Embassy in Harare was not immune with a 2007 cable being […]
Time For Zimbabweans in the UK To Head Home Or Be Deported
The UK Border Agency recently released a statement stating that they were going to resume enforced returns of failed asylum seekers. The deportation of Zimbabwean nationals was suspended in 2006 but for some reason the UKBA now feels that it is safe for failed asylum seekers to return home. Understandably so, there are thousands of […]
Passport Office Corruption and Fraudulent Zimbabwean Passports
It has been reported that the Home Affairs co-minister Theresa Makone is set to investigate alleged corruption at the Registrar General’s Passport Office. This includes paying for passports at inflated prices and/or having to pay in order to be served. The minister went on to say that she was not aware of such practises which […]
The Plight Of A Zimbabwean Asylum Seeker
A Zimbabwean superstar in the making Gamu Nhengu has been causing quite a stir in the UK with her X factor performances. Unfortunately it all came to an end at the weekend and this left a number of fans very unhappy. Now news is going around that her and her family are facing deportation due […]
Should Air Zimbabwe Be Privatised?
Air Zimbabwe like many other parastatals has been in a downward spiral for the last few years. It has been plagued with all sorts of issues with the majority being of a financial nature. Its pilots are striking at the moment over unpaid wages and this is causing a lot of turmoil. In response to […]