Zim Locals

14/10/2025

Vatombe clan history - Royal lineage from Eswatini to Bikita, Zimbabwe

From Eswatini royalty to Bikita: Tizivo’s line, alliances, battles, and a living genealogy.

16/09/2025

Midlands Park Estate in Zvishavane in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe

10/05/2025

Jet store at MIPF mall in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe

18/02/2025

: Divine Ndhlukula

🟤Born: 5 February 1960 (Gutu, Zimbabwe)
🟤Diploma in Accounting & MBA (MSU)
🟤Accountant at ZBC (1979–1982) & Old Mutual (1982–1985)
🟤Marketing Executive at Intermarket Life Assurance Company (1995–1999)

🟤Entrepreneurial Journey:
🔷Started a truck-for-hire business after buying an 8-tonne truck from selling clothes to colleagues
🔷Sold the truck to save her family farm from auction and quit her job in 1992 to focus on farming
🔷Farming collapsed due to persistent droughts, leading her to rejoin Intermarket Insurance (now ZB Insurance) in 1995
🔷Enrolled in an Entrepreneurial Development Programme (1995)

🟤Founder & MD of Securico Security Services (1998–present)
🟤Founder of Pachena Resort (Chivhu)
🟤Founder of Zvikomborero Farms (Goats, Eggs, Horticulture & Cattle)
🟤Past President of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC)

🟤Notable Awards:
🔷2013 African Woman of the Year Achievers Award
🔷2019 Forbes Africa Businesswoman of the Year Award

🟤Author: Entrepreneurial Success: Insights on Growing Business in a Fluid Economy

🟤Securico Security Services Highlights
🔷Founded as DDNS Security Operations (1998)
🔷4,000+ employees
🔷First Zimbabwean security company to obtain ISO 9001 Certification
🔷Annual revenue: $20M+
🔷Acquired Multi-Link (electronic security systems) in 2008
🔷Founded subsidiary Canine Dog Services in 2005

🌐Personal Website: https://divinesimbindhlukula.co.zw

01/02/2025

Lake Mutirikwi (Kyle) spillway in Masvingo, Zimbabwe

01/02/2025

Shurugwi Shopping Complex in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe

12/01/2025

Zhovhe dam on the Mzingwane River in Beitbridge, Zimbabwe

12/01/2025

Peniel Retreat Hotel in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

19/12/2024

Clearing your car at a Zimbabwean border (Step-by-step travel guide)

🟤 Apply for a vehicle Temporary Import Permit (TIP) online https://ecustoms.zimra.co.zw/etip/ before you leave home since there is no free internet at the border
🟤Entrance gate: Get the parking coupon
🟤Police office (ZRP CID): Original car registration documents checked & parking coupon scanned (If the car is not in your name you need the owner's certified ID, affidavit giving you permission & car insurance)
🟤 Fill out the ZIMRA Customs Declaration Form
🟤ZIMRA counter: Scan your TIP, pay any customs duty due & get your parking coupon scanned
🟤Zimborders counter: Pay the access fee, get your parking coupon scanned & get a paid access coupon
🟤 Immigration counter: Stamp your passport & get your paid access coupon scanned
🟤ZINARA: Pay toll fees & get your paid access coupon scanned
🟤Info desk near exit: Scan your paid access coupon at the self-help tablet
🟤ZIMRA container outside: Hand ZIMRA the Customs Declaration Form for verification & get your paid access coupon scanned
🟤 Parking area: If your car registration number appears on the overhead display screen you can exist the border

PS: If you forgot to apply for a TIP & you have no internet access ask to do a manual TIP.

13/12/2024

Nyawamba dam in Honde Valley, Zimbabwe (Wamba dam)

09/12/2024

Mananda Dam in the Matabeleland South province of Zimbabwe

27/11/2024

Chingoma falls on the Gande River in Bikita, Zimbabwe