Zimbabwe — Flow Monitoring Report (December 2023)

During the month of December 2023, a total of 109,472 movements were recorded and 3,465 migrants were interviewed across 38 Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) in Zimbabwe. The total movements recorded increased by 87% compared to the previous month. Seventy-seven per cent of movements observed were inflows, whilst 23% were outflows. The top three sending districts were Beitbridge (64%), Harare (12%) and Chiredzi (4%), whilst the top three receiving districts were Harare (26%), Bulawayo (20%) and Beitbridge (11%). Matabeleland South province recorded the highest number of outflows (67%) whilst Harare province recorded the highest number of inflows (26%). The South Africa-Zimbabwe corridor recorded the highest movement of 96,287 (88%) followed by the Zambia-Zimbabwe corridor which recorded 8,588 (8%) movements. Sixty-two per cent of movements along the South Africa-Zimbabwe corridor were short-term movements, 22% were for family reunification whilst 13% were long-term movements. Of the migrants travelling from South Africa, 22% were going to Bulawayo, 22% to Harare and 13% to Beitbridge. The Zambia-Zimbabwe corridor consisted of 54% short-term movements, 23% long-term movements and 21% family reunification movements. Of the migrants travelling from Zambia, 55% were travelling to Harare, 18% to Hurungwe and 10% to Bulawayo. Migrants travelling from Matabeleland South highlighted Limpopo, South Africa (70%), and Gauteng, South Africa (18%) as their intended destination. Those travelling to Botswana indicated Central Province (4%) as their intended destination. Of the incoming migrants travelling to Harare, 56% were travelling from Gauteng (South Africa), 24% from Lusaka (Zambia), and 5% from Western Cape (South Africa).