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'Returning Diasporans Should Be Levied US$50'

'Returning Diasporans Should Be Levied US$50'

A Dubai-based Zimbabwean businesswoman, Hanna Mutsenhu, has asked President Emmerson Mnangagwa to make it mandatory for all Zimbabwean citizens living abroad to pay a US$50 fee when they visit Zimbabwe.

Mutsenhu said that she has been in the United Arab Emirates for six years and runs a nursery in Dubai.

She said the US$50 contribution by every diasporan whenever they visit Zimbabwe will be used to develop the country.

Mutsenhu made the remarks during an interface with Mnangagwa on the sidelines of the World Expo being held in Dubai. She said:

Why can we not engage all diasporans when they are coming back home to contribute a certain amount on entry, for example, US$50.

Some countries are doing that; that will mean when I come back home I should leave US$50. It needs accountability towards the development of Zimbabwe.

You can take into consideration countries like the Philippines. When one goes back home they have to contribute something.

Mutsenhu’s comments sparked debate on social media with critics arguing that she was offside as the Government has refused to recognise diasporans’ right to vote in national elections even though they contribute to the country’s economy through remittances.

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said in 2021, diaspora remittances were more than US$1 billion.

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40 Comments

Masai Mara 4 months ago

Do that and I won't come back to ZIMBABWE for good......


Bright 4 months ago

Haaaa zvimwe zvacho azvidi kdaro akatumwa uyu azviiti izvi a

cute 4 months ago

yako imari yawanda here inoita urotomoke kunoku tagara tinemari yakawanda kudarika dzenyu makaenda mhiri kunopemha


JARAVAZA 4 months ago

Hure harinetseke kutsvaka mari. Ane chi money link chake inbetween. Usakonzeresera vamwe iwe. Vanhu vari kushandira mhuri dzavo, kwete kuti vashandire OLD PEOPLE'S HOME. Hazviite izvo.


101 4 months ago

Uyu anorwara uyu.... U dnt allow them to vote yet makuda mari dzavo... Dzirimo here dzamai avo? First things first, make the diasporans vote n they will contribute to the country


101 4 months ago

Uyu anorwara uyu.... U dnt allow them to vote yet makuda mari dzavo... Dzirimo here dzamai avo? First things first, make the diasporans vote n they will contribute to the country


101 4 months ago

Uyu anorwara uyu.... U dnt allow them to vote yet makuda mari dzavo... Dzirimo here dzamai avo? First things first, make the diasporans vote n they will contribute to the country


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101 4 months ago

Uyu anorwara uyu.... U dnt allow them to vote yet makuda mari dzavo... Dzirimo here dzamai avo? First things first, make the diasporans vote n they will contribute to the country


𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘇𝗮 4 months ago

𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲, 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗻𝗷𝗲 𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗮 𝘂𝗠𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝘆𝗼𝗸𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗶 𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗷𝗲 𝗲𝘄𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗶 𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝘇𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆.❎🖕


Watsomba 4 months ago

don't give the 🎤 to such people


LaSilva@ KC 4 months ago

It's not everyone who's capable of paying such a levy, already much would have been spent on plane tickets and other stuff.

Zvoita as if ndakubhadhara tax yekuti handic kugara munyika mangu


LaSilva@ KC 4 months ago

😆angodii kungo bvisa million or more if she's that damn rich rather than including everyone , cz that cash unongonzwa zvichinzi a certain figure was collected but painonzi yashanda hamupaone

If u know , u know


choshi blue 4 months ago

guys nyaya yaamai ava haina kushata asi inoda kune nyika dziya dzakarongeka pakushandisa mari. zvino zim mari yacho inenge yave kushanda zvecampain zvekut nyika iyende mberi zvatosara pasi saka nyika inofanira kuva nehutungamiriri hwakajeka


Venom 4 months ago

Amai vanopenga ava ngavabhadhare vega mari iyoyo zvikaitwa inongodyiwa nemagora aya saka maya


Thanks 4 months ago

This **** is mad. How can I pay money for returning home. That's NONSENSE.

SHE IS A SUPER CORRUPT ****.
GO TO HELL MUMMY

MAYBE CAN WORK IF WE ALSO INTRODUCE A DISAPORA VOTE
THANKS


1 4 months ago

$50 is too little, some spend 50 years abroad, why not make it mandatory to pay $50 for every month not when they come home. Or maybe 50% of total diaspora earnings should be paid as Diaspora tax. We are losing a lot of trained staff who get paid handsomely for the education we give them here


1 4 months ago

Remember #20234US

1 4 months ago

"Diaspora vote" my brown Zim ass. You run away from war and pray we bring the war to you. You're wasting US, come and help me build OUR HOME. We have one common enemy which is OUR poor minds

1 4 months ago

Most of you don't think straight, if you can't afford the tax then you can't even afford to build your mama a decent hut. Why leave home for the same peanuts you're getting out there. #yourcountryfirst

Munya 4 months ago

Ukwane l paid fees on my own and read the book on my own. Why should l pay vanhu vaitidzimira magetsi tivhiverebga ne mheni

Bright 4 months ago

Unoibhadhara wega ini ndakabuda muno andidzoke pane zvimwe zvisingaite ka iwe mnangagwa akabvuma anenge akadhakwa

Zimyouth 4 months ago

Pathetic thinking 🙊 Enda iwe ku diaspora and pay that much wega tione, kwete kuda kungomirira kukohwa pausina kurima.

mhazi of Silobela 4 months ago

𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲, 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗻𝗷𝗲 𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗮 𝘂𝗠𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗶 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝘆𝗼𝗸𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗶 𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗷𝗲 𝗲𝘄𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗶 𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝘇𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆.


0 4 months ago

Psycomad of Silohlanya

Tinotendaishe 4 months ago

Zimbabwe has very few diaporans. Those can pay, it should be at least $10000 USD. The rest are economic refugees who can't pay for returning home.


JARAVAZA 4 months ago

Allow diaspora vote first then you introduce that. Who will be the custodian of the money ? Where will it be kept? Who will be doing the allocation of the funds? Zanu, OLD PEOPLE'S HOME!! MBAVHA IDZI. Hakuna zvakadaro idyai yenyu yamakaba kare


Gono 4 months ago

we don't need another tax/ levy as we are already overtaxed and no one can account for these levies. look at the 2% transaction levy which was said to be a health fund.
which hospital has bee built or even refurbished. we can't keep oiling this useless regime


Reply 4 months ago

Kana diamond ne gold zvichitadza ku developer nyika muchada chimwe chii.Makafa brain mai imi.Ane nhamo huru kwazvo murume ane mukadzi akadai.Sorry chaizvo


Dispenser 4 months ago

Amai avoid sentiments which bring disrepute otherwise people wld end up obscenities at yu


M*3 4 months ago

This is crazy mhanii nxaa. U don't pay for seekin greener pastures. Greedy pple ,imi we could not develop even though takakwereta china,takadonaterwa mari, tiine madiamond mines, tiine maLITHIUM mines(even though lithium is on pretty high demand) n last but not least we failed as a state to stand against the burstads from china from abusing us. How else do u propose we ever develop,we failed on all those whole lot of basic things.


1 4 months ago

The grass is always greener on the other side but beware you'll always come back, for home is Best #Dudula

Ntaba 4 months ago

Its sounds as if she is making miliions there,go ahead mummy send yo contributions monthly.this is insane


Gumkum.. Gumkum Gumkum 4 months ago

Anwa hwemarii uyo anotaura zvakadayi. paying to come to your own home.. lets not be so desperate this land is not that poor...


4 months ago


Youth 4 months ago

Iye if the she feeks personally compelled to send money to ED why doesn't she do so. ****ish woman


Mamonya 4 months ago

This woman is crazy .$50 for ED mansions 🚮


Zelensky 4 months ago

This woman is insane . How much did the government contribute to my trip to Diaspora .l used my last cent to make ends meet .My sister you need a serious psychologist to examine your brains .


SJ 4 months ago

amai Ava so kids kunzi ndataura zvinemusoro here ngavatii nyararire



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