The Zimbabwean government requires US$300 000 to fly home thousands of locals who are stranded in foreign lands due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Appearing before the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee chaired by Kindness Paradza in Parliament on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs ministry secretary, James Manzou revealed that Treasury has hitherto failed to raise the required amount. He said:
We have requested for US$300 000 for air tickets from Treasury but nothing has come from the Finance Ministry leaving us to rely on well-wishers. Only a contingency fee for the embassy staff of US$10 000 has been made available. We have no money.
