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Diaspora Remittances Hit Record $2.1bn as Zimbabweans Abroad Prop Up Home Economy

New Reserve Bank figures show remittances now outpacing mining exports for the first time — reshaping who really funds the national budget.

UK Policy

Visa Rule Changes: What Zimbabwean Care Workers Need to Know

Elections

Local Government Elections Set for September, ZEC Confirms

Sport

Highlanders vs Dynamos: The Battle for Bulawayo Bragging Rights

Business & Markets

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Mining
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Lithium Exports Surge, But Who's Actually Profiting?

A look at who benefits as Zimbabwe becomes Africa's top lithium producer.

Property
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Diaspora Buyers Now Driving Harare's Housing Boom

Cash-paying returnees and remote buyers are reshaping the capital's suburbs.

Banking
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The Rise of Zim Diaspora Fintech: Sending Money Home Just Got Cheaper

New players are undercutting traditional remittance fees by up to 60%.

Environment & Climate

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Drought
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Drought Grips Matabeleland as El Niño Bites Harder Than Expected

Cattle losses mount as rural communities face the driest season in a decade.

Energy
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Solar Boom: How Load-Shedding Turned Zimbabwe Into a Rooftop Solar Nation

Years of power cuts have quietly made Zimbabwe one of Africa's fastest-growing solar markets.

Conservation
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Inside the Fight to Stop Illegal Sand Mining on the Manyame River

Riverside communities and environmental groups are pushing back as sand poaching accelerates erosion.

Watch & Listen

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🎥 Video · 6:42
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On the Ground: Inside Harare's Lithium Rush

Our video team travels to Bikita to see who's really cashing in on Zimbabwe's mineral boom.

🎧 Podcast · Ep. 42 · 28 min
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The Insight Podcast: Sending Money Home Without Losing a Third of It

A conversation with three fintech founders trying to fix the remittance fee problem.

🎥 Video · 3:15
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60 Seconds With: Second-Gen Zimbabweans on What "Home" Means

Street interviews from London, Sydney and Toronto — same question, five very different answers.

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Opinion
"Kumusha still matters even when you never go back — it's not a place anymore, it's a compass."
UK
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Inside the Zimbabwean Church Networks Holding London Together

How congregations became the diaspora's real social safety net.

South Africa
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How Joburg's Zim Community Built Its Own Stokvel System

Informal savings clubs are quietly funding weddings, funerals and school fees back home.

Second Generation
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Meet the Second-Gen Zimbabweans Reclaiming Shona Through TikTok

A new generation is teaching itself the language their parents didn't have time to pass on.

Music
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Thomas Mapfumo's Chimurenga Legacy, Revisited for a New Generation

Young producers are sampling the sound of liberation for the TikTok era.

Food
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Where to Find Real Sadza in Every Diaspora City

Our reader-sourced map of the restaurants that taste like home.

Art
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The Stone Sculptors of Chitungwiza Are Selling to the World — Online

How Shona sculpture found new markets through Instagram, not galleries.

FellowshipCloses 30 Sept 2026

Investigative Reporting Fellowship — Fojo Media Institute

A year-long fellowship for African journalists reporting on accountability and press freedom.

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GrantRolling applications

Digital Rights & Civic Tech Grant — CIVICUS

Funding for civil society organisations building digital tools for civic participation.

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JobApply by 15 Sept 2026

Communications Officer — DefendDefenders

Regional role supporting human rights defenders across East and Southern Africa.

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ScholarshipOpens Jan 2027

Swedish Institute Global Professional Scholarship

Fully-funded Master's scholarships for professionals from eligible countries, including Zimbabwe.

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TrainingOngoing cohorts

Election Reporting Training — Bloggers of Zambia

Regional training for journalists covering elections across Southern Africa.

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InternshipApply by 1 Oct 2026

Multimedia Newsroom Internship — TheInsight263

A 3-month paid internship for aspiring reporters, video journalists and audio producers.

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