Zimbabwe Business Journal

05/08/2025

The Department of State has identified nationals of the following countries as subject to visa bonds, as outlined in INA Section 221(g)(3) and the recently published Temporary Final Rule (TFR) establishing the pilot program, based on their B1/B2 overstay rate per the Department of Homeland Security’s FY 2023 Overstay Report.

Malawi

Zambia

Starting August 20, 2025, any citizen or national traveling on a passport issued by one of these countries who is found otherwise eligible for a B1/B2 visa must post a bond in amounts of $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000, determined at time of visa interview. The applicant must also submit a Department of Homeland Security Form I-352 agreeing to the terms of the bond, through the Department of the Treasury’s online payment platform Pay.gov. This requirement applies regardless of place of application.

Applicants should only submit a Form I-352 to post a bond after being directed to do so by a consular officer. Applicants will be provided a direct link and must pay via Pay.gov – applicants must not use any third-party website for posting the bond as the U.S. Government is not responsible for any money paid outside of U.S. Government systems.

A bond does not guarantee visa issuance, and if any individual pays fees without being directed to do so by a consular officer, that money will not be returned.

Required Ports of Entry

As a condition of the bond, all visa holders who have posted a visa bond must arrive to and depart from the United States via one of the ports of entry listed below. Failure to do so may result in being denied entry or a departure not being appropriately registered:

Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)

Visa Bond Compliance

The full visa bond amount will be returned to the applicant if the applicant complies with all the terms of the nonimmigrant visa status and with the terms of the visa bond, which are set out on the bond form (Department of Homeland Security’s Form I-352 Immigration Bonds) and in the Federal Register. The bond will be canceled and the bond money will be automatically returned in the following circumstances:

The visa holder departs from the United States on or before the date to which he or she is authorized to remain in the United States; or

The visa holder does not travel to the United States before the expiration of the visa; or

The visa holder applies for and is denied admission at the U.S. port of entry.

Visa Bond Breach

The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for determining that a visa holder has breached the terms of the visa bond. The Department of State will forward cases in which the visa holder appears to not have complied with the terms of the visa bond to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for a breach determination, including, but not limited to, the following circumstances:

The visa holder departs from the United States after the date to which he or she is authorized to remain in the United States,

The visa holder remains in the United States after the date to which he or she is authorized to remain, and does not depart,

The visa holder applies to adjust out of nonimmigrant status, including claiming asylum.

04/08/2025

This is Chicken Inn country you can KFC , Chicken Slice or Chicken Hut or Hungry Lion all you want but the market will stay in Chicken Inn corner

28/07/2025

Gracious Ncube of Fafi in Zhombe has mobilised his family to rehabilitate roads and bridges in Zhombe.

Gracious Ncube is a kraalhead in Zhombe working under Headman Munashe Dube.

They are playing their part to ensure that their community is developed.

Well done team Zhombe

27/07/2025

Government websites need attention

24/07/2025

Thank you for this

11/07/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16mSbdpACa/

27/06/2025

Women are abused on social media and no one is doing anything to make social media a safe space for women

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CXgLYCv8b/

Prominent civic organisation Abantwana BoMzabalazo, composed of sons and daughters of former ZPRA cadres, has issued a strong condemnation of what it calls a growing culture of online abuse and targeted defamation against young, accomplished Zimbabwean women.

26/06/2025

Thabani Mpofu is losing this battle against Tagwirei in the SDA church

SDA church leaders back Tagwirei political interests

16/06/2025

Plot to Destabilize the Central Intelligence Organisation Uncovered

A deeply entrenched and highly coordinated campaign to weaken Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) has been uncovered, with state security sources revealing both foreign and domestic actors behind the clandestine effort.

According to a retired security analyst the motive is clear and these operators seek to diminish President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa’s power by attacking the very institution that forms the backbone of his strategic governance which is intelligence.

The CIO, restructured and reinforced under President Mnangagwa’s direct leadership, has long been central to Zimbabwe’s internal stability and national defence. But elements seeking to disrupt the country's leadership have now shifted their focus toward crippling the agency from within.

The plot first emerged during the tenure of former Director General Isaac Moyo. Repeated attempts were made to smear Moyo’s reputation and sever his ties with the President. However, those efforts failed to fracture the strong bond of trust between the two. When Fulton Mangwanya assumed leadership, the attackers recalibrated their strategy they no longer focus solely on top-down assaults, but instead seeding internal mistrust and division across the Organisation. Mangwanya and several senior and mid level operatives have since become targets in a renewed offensive designed to paralyze the institution’s cohesion and effectiveness.

Security insiders now confirm that this destabilization effort is not solely orchestrated from abroad. In fact, a significant dimension of the campaign involves internal actors who are within the security sector. These include both retired and redeployed operatives, some of whom are collaborating with senior politicians in an effort to shield their own subversive dealings. Their objective is to discredit and fracture the intelligence community before it can fully expose or neutralize their activities.

“The local players working hand-in-glove with John Prendergast and other foreign influencers are not unknown to the state. Their tactics, language, and methods have been fully identified,” a senior official close to the matter confirmed. “They are using social media, ghost accounts, and even respected international NGOs to drive misinformation and manufacture chaos.”

John Prendergast’s Washington-based nonprofit, The Sentry, continues to be named as a central vehicle in the global narrative campaign targeting the CIO. Though the organisation purports to investigate corruption in Africa, Zimbabwean officials say it has taken a distinctly political and destabilizing tone, acting as a platform to legitimize misinformation and support the agenda of anti-state actors.

But despite the veil of anonymity these actors hide behind, President Mnangagwa is fully aware of the plot and the personalities behind it. Sources close to the corridors of power state that the Head of State has been closely monitoring these developments and is alive to the motives and machinations of those he has called “devils trying to poison the President’s Department.”

“These individuals may hide behind international media, foreign NGOs, and ghost accounts, but they cannot hide from the truth or from justice,” said a source.

In response, the state security establishment has activated robust countermeasures. Internal audits, reviews, and quiet investigations are already underway. Key figures behind the offensive both locally and internationally are being monitored, and their influence networks and modus operandi are being mapped.

What has become clear is that this is more than an internal power struggle; it is a full-scale assault on the sovereignty of Zimbabwe’s intelligence infrastructure, coordinated across political, military, and foreign fronts. But as history has shown, the CIO forged in revolution and tempered in decades of nation-building is not easily broken and President Emmerson Mnangagwa is highly skilled at intelligence and intelligence operations those behind the assault will be left with egg in their face.

President Mnangagwa is reportedly determined to purge the agency of saboteurs and fortify its ranks, ensuring that the intelligence community remains loyal to the Constitution, the people, and the long-term security of the state.

19/05/2025

Namibian President jets into Zimbabwe at a time when Namibia's energy landscape is changing fast, aiming for 80% locally-sourced power by 2030.

hopefully Zimbabwe and Namibia share notes on energy and other important issues.

19/05/2025

Padenga Holdings shareholders are set to hold their 14th Annual General Meeting at the Royal Harare Golf Club, 5th Street extension, Harare, on 10 June 2025 at 08h15. A special share buy-back resolution will be tabled.

16/05/2025