Sep 22, 2026 · 1 hr · 17 segments
The journey towards VAR is underway! ZIFA brought together FIFA experts and key football stakeholders in Harare for the VAR Project Kick-off Meeting, with funding support from Sakunda Holdings…
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Siphiwe HlopeHostCharlene FerusaHostPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa [clapping] says Zimbabwe is no longer lamenting brain drain, but is now benefiting from what he called brain circulation, as skilled citizens abroad contribute to national development.
Speaking at the Diaspora Engagement Forum in New York, the president said Zimbabweans in the diaspora remain valuable national assets, whose knowledge, technology, and expertise can help drive growth across key sectors.
We no longer lament brain drain.
[clapping] We have now turned it into brain circulation.
You need not return permanently to contribute or make an impact.
A surgeon can remotely train doctors at home.
An engineer should advise on infrastructure.
A professor must pursue avenues to increase synergies and collaboration with learning institutions.
An ICT specialist should boldly mentor other young innovators back home.
And a banker proffer responsive, out-of-the-box financing for transformative development projects.
Borders must never be barriers to the movement of global knowledge, [clapping] expertise, and best practice back to our motherland, Zimbabwe.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe's agricultural, mining, tourism, and financial sectors are attracting growing interest from diaspora investors and international business people.
Speaking after a meeting with Zimbabweans and business leaders in New York on the sidelines of the eighty-first United Nations General Assembly, Professor Ncube said existing investors shared positive experiences about doing business in the country.
Some of them are already active on the ground, so they're able to share, uh, the, the newcomers what Zimbabwe is like, how, how, you know, what can-- what, what should we expect if we are doing business in Zimbabwe? What's good about it? And it was amazing that those who are already investing in Zimbabwe praise the quality of Zimbab-of Zimbabwe's skills.
Uh, levels of education, dedication, work, and discipline.
That, that really came out quite strongly.
In addition to the economic policies that, that, that, that, that we're, we're following, which is, is, is largely in the stability that you see in our, in, in our economy.
Professor Ncube said the engagement provided an opportunity to showcase Zimbabwe's economic progress and investment opportunities.
Government says it is accelerating regulatory reforms aimed at creating a more business-friendly environment and unlocking investment opportunities.
Speaking at the second National Compliance Summit in Bulawayo, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said the reforms are designed to remove barriers that hinder investment, innovation, and productivity.
He said regulations should facilitate economic activity rather than constrain businesses, adding that the reform program supports Zimbabwe's Vision 2030 development agenda.
These frameworks recognize that industrialization and competitiveness require an environment in which businesses can invest, can innovate, access markets, adopt new technologies, and compete on a fair and predictable basis.
A key development in this regard is the institutionalization of the regulatory impact assessment across government.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa [clapping] says Zimbabwe is no longer lamenting brain drain, but is now benefiting from what he called brain circulation, as skilled citizens abroad contribute to national development.
Speaking at the Diaspora Engagement Forum in New York, the president said Zimbabweans in the diaspora remain valuable national assets, whose knowledge, technology, and expertise can help drive growth across key sectors.
We no longer lament brain drain.
[clapping] We have now turned it into brain circulation.
You need not return permanently to contribute or make an impact.
A surgeon can remotely train doctors at home.
An engineer should advise on infrastructure.
A professor must pursue avenues to increase synergies and collaboration with learning institutions.
An ICT specialist should boldly mentor other young innovators back home.
And a banker proffer responsive, out-of-the-box financing for transformative development projects.
Borders must never be barriers to the movement of global knowledge, [clapping] expertise, and best practice back to our motherland, Zimbabwe.
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe's agricultural, mining, tourism, and financial sectors are attracting growing interest from diaspora investors and international business people.
Speaking after a meeting with Zimbabweans and business leaders in New York on the sidelines of the eighty-first United Nations General Assembly, Professor Ncube said existing investors shared positive experiences about doing business in the country.
Some of them are already active on the ground, so they're able to share, uh, the, the newcomers what Zimbabwe is like, how, how, you know, what can-- what, what should we expect if we are doing business in Zimbabwe? What's good about it? And it was amazing that those who are already investing in Zimbabwe praise the quality of Zimbab-of Zimbabwe's skills.
Uh, levels of education, dedication, work, and discipline.
That, that really came out quite strongly.
In addition to the economic policies that, that, that, that, that we're, we're following, which is, is, is largely in the stability that you see in our, in, in our economy.
Professor Ncube said the engagement provided an opportunity to showcase Zimbabwe's economic progress and investment opportunities.
Government says it is accelerating regulatory reforms aimed at creating a more business-friendly environment and unlocking investment opportunities.
Speaking at the second National Compliance Summit in Bulawayo, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said the reforms are designed to remove barriers that hinder investment, innovation, and productivity.
He said regulations should facilitate economic activity rather than constrain businesses, adding that the reform program supports Zimbabwe's Vision 2030 development agenda.
These frameworks recognize that industrialization and competitiveness require an environment in which businesses can invest, can innovate, access markets, adopt new technologies, and compete on a fair and predictable basis.
A key development in this regard is the institutionalization of the regulatory impact assessment across government.
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