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Still I hear my mother’s voice: ‘But don’t die in foreign lands’.

Not yet time to plan a return trip to Zim

Memories of a forced departure haunt Chenjerai Hove, who explains why he’s unlikely to return to his birthplace anytime soon.

Millions of Zimbabweans abroad will be buried in foreign lands. Others will be brought home by their families

The high cost of repatriating loved ones after death

Many Zimbabwean nationals die in South Africa, but transporting them home for burial can cost up to thousands of Rands.

Makosi Musambasi appears to be reinventing herself to fit the local environment.

Zim: Accidental celebrity returns to her roots and tumbles to earth

Makosi Musambasi shot to fame after appearing nude as a contestant on the Big Brother UK reality show. She’s back in Zim and facing a reality check.

Rough estimates: Millions of Zimbabweans abroad

In 2000 – as political tension and violence flared and an economic meltdown struck – millions of Zimbabweans left the country. Where are they now?

This house in the affluent Borrowdale suburb of Harare was recently put on the market for $6.2-million.

Zim diaspora drives property boom

Zimbabweans working outside the country are contributing to a property boom and investors are banking on them purchasing in high-end suburbs.

Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara 
wants returning citizens to see the country’s financial

Zimbabwe needs you, or your cash

The country is calling its children back, but most seem unwilling to risk returning to an unstable environment.

Who moved my country?

After a decade away, Everjoice J Win returns and battles with a different Zimbabwe. Or is she ultimately the one who has changed?