Zimbabwe — Flow Monitoring Report (November 2023)

During the month of November 2023, a total of 58,669 movements were recorded and 3,679 migrants were interviewed across 38 Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) in Zimbabwe. The total movements recorded increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month. Sixty-eight per cent of movements observed were inflows, whilst 32% were outflows. The top three sending districts were Beitbridge (47%), Harare (16%) and Chiredzi (7%), whilst the top three receiving districts were Harare (30%), Beitbridge (12%) and Bulawayo (10%). Matabeleland South province recorded the highest number of outflows (52%) whilst Harare province recorded the highest number of inflows (31%). The South Africa-Zimbabwe corridor recorded the highest movement of 46,911 (80%) followed by the Zambia-Zimbabwe corridor which recorded 7,272 (12%) movements. Fifty-nine per cent of movements along the South Africa-Zimbabwe corridor were short-term movements, 20% were for family reunification whilst 20% were long-term economic movements. Of the migrants travelling from South Africa, 25% were going to Harare, 15% to Beitbridge and 9% to Bulawayo. The Zambia-Zimbabwe corridor consisted of 53% short-term movements, 24% family reunification movements and 22% long-term movements. Of the migrants travelling from Zambia, 54% were travelling to Harare, 15% to Bulawayo and 13% to Hurungwe. Migrants travelling from Matabeleland South highlighted Limpopo, South Africa (69%), and Gauteng, South Africa (19%) as their intended destination. Those travelling to Botswana indicated Central Province (3%) as their intended destination. Of the incoming migrants travelling to Harare, 35% were travelling from Gauteng (South Africa), 30% from Lusaka (Zambia), and 13% from Eastern Cape (South Africa).