Constantino Chiwenga

"Delays at the Plumtree/Ramokgwebana Border. We are collaborating with the Government of Botswana to address this challenge by transforming the current border into a One-Stop Border Post"

"In the interim, efforts are being made to improve efficiency and extend the operating hours of the border post"

"On the issue of processing passports, I am glad to inform you that the Government will, in the first quarter of 2026, install the e-passport system here at the Embassy in Gaborone"

"This will mean that as long as your documents are in order, you will now be able to apply for and collect your passports at the embassy within seven working days"

"Zimbabwe remains open for business for its nationals based abroad. Our mantra is that ‘Nyika Inovakwa Nevene Vayo / Ilizwe Lakhiwa Ngabanikazi Balo"

"We encourage you to form consortiums aimed at investing in agriculture, mining, infrastructure, tourism and real estate in line with your skill set and in recognition of the enabling environment the Government has created in those sectors"

"The valuable skills you have acquired in your sojourns here in Botswana should be harnessed for the promotion of business enterprises in your homeland, particularly in the domain of value addition and beneficiation"

"The Government is taking measures to address the concerns of our diaspora communities, including those pertaining to the ease of doing business in Zimbabwe and the challenges faced in the repatriation of profits and other related investments"

"I would like to assure you that the Government is ready to continue improving the ease of doing business in Zimbabwe and protecting the interests and welfare of the Zimbabwean business community in Botswana"

"Let me reiterate that you should take time to reflect and consider investing in your motherland"

"We have come to attend the fifth Regional Children’s Celebrations or Commemoration. This is the United Nations Children’s Day, but then the region decided to celebrate this day together to recognise the importance of children in the region. It started with Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and others were coming in. Now we are quite happy, we now have Namibia in, Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, and we have Eswatini, they have all joined. This is a day when the children interact, and specifically for the Zimbabweans, we have the junior parliament, and we have the child president"

"It is this time that the children give to the Presidents what they feel should be done by authorities for them. Because they are the future leaders of tomorrow. And so I am here to represent His Excellency the President, who was supposed to be coming here to join with his colleagues in the region to commemorate this day"