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SA Seeks to Regularise Zimbabwean refugees and informal immigrants

Zimbabwean nationals in South Africa have been given a December 31 deadline to obtain proper documents and regularise their stay in South Africa. In a bilateral agreement, Zimbabwe is sending dozens of officers from the Registrar General’s Office to South Africa to facilitate the issuance of passports to undocumented Zimbabweans. Passport fees have been slashed to just US$40 to make a passport more affordable to applicants.

Leadership Course for Zimbabweans in SA

We received this today - and reproduce it hereunder for general information: Dear Friend of Common Purpose We are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the following programme: Zimbabwean Leaders in the Diaspora This leadership course is designed primarily for Zimbabweans living in South Africa, and focuses on the regeneration and development of Zimbabwe. The aim is to help those participating to make a more positive and effective contribution to the future of Zimbabwe.

New Emergency Travel Document issued

The Herald, Harare —13 April 2010 THE Registrar-General's Office will from tomorrow start issuing six-month multiple-entry Temporary Travel Documents to replace the existing 21-day Emergency Travel Documents. The new TTD will cost US$38. At a Press conference in Harare yesterday, RG Mr Tobaiwa Mudede said this would address the challenges of counterfeit travel papers that fraudsters were producing.

Zim in bid to raise US$50 million from Diaspora

ZIMBABWE'S begging bowl will be extended to the Diaspora once again as the country seeks to raise US$50 million to help finance the rebuilding of the economy. The fund-raising initiative will be carried out through the floating of a Diaspora Bond to enlist the services of non-resident Zimbabweans in the reconstruction of the country.

Zimbabwean Ministers Urge Exiled Businessmen to Return Home

Two senior cabinet ministers encourage successful entrepreneurs in neighbouring South Africa to help revive moribund economy Zimbabwe's two home affairs (Interior) ministers earlier this month told a gathering of successful Zimbabwean businessmen in Johannesburg that the government of President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai wants them to return to help revive the economy. Mr. Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and Mr. Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change jointly run the Home Affairs portfolio in the power-sharing government that emerged one year ago.