The BZS has many public programmes online and offline during the year and publishes a Zimbabwe Review four times a year. As a voluntary organisation we welcome the general public but also have a growing membership. The Zimbabwe Review archive is also available freely online ine. Check the latest September 2026
There will be a Celebration of Life of the much-loved and respected BZS President, Dr Tapera Knox Chitiyo, on Monday 5 October, 10.30am-12 noon at St Peter’s Church, 140C London Road, Norbiton, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6QL.
The service will be followed by a private cremation.
There will be a Funeral Wake after the service to which all are invited, location details to be
announced.
A website has been set up with all the details, with photos and memories of Knox:
https://knoxchitiyomemorial.netlify.app/
Our Research Day will be held on Saturday 28 November this year on the theme of Encountering the Everyday Research on life in Zimbabwe and its diaspora. You will find a link to our Eventbrite registration and on page 16 of the June issue Zimbabwe Review.
Please also register for our AGM on Saturday 17 October 2026 via Eventbrite-its free! Please register via Eventbrite link here to get the zoom link for the free online event and latest programme
We had our first Zimbabwean Book Fair on 3rd March in London in person and 4 March via a virtual programme and our second in March 2024
You may have missed our wonderful artists as part of our 40th celebration arts event. Here is a wonderful animation by Pelagia Nyamayaro our Instagram editor
The BZS was formed in 1981 in response to Zimbabwe’s independence the year before, and in the belief that a new relationship was needed between the peoples of the two countries. It
- is a network of friends of Zimbabwe
- supports people-to-people links
- informs and educates
- promotes understanding and respect
- encourages open discussion and debate
The BZS is committed to relationships based on reciprocity and fairness and to bridging the South-North gap in wealth and power.
What do members receive?
- contacts, news, information and advice
- quarterly BZS Zimbabwe Review (incorporating the BZS Newsletter)
- members’ email news list
- networking support for educational, development, cultural and linking projects
- Download the latest information for 19 June 2021 about the forthcoming Research Day
- RD draft programme
- Opt in Whats App group discussion and information update
The BZS maintains an active network of wider contacts. It works in co-operation with organisations that work with the Zimbabwean community in the UK and concerned with Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. It supports Zimbabwean asylum seekers by providing expert advice on the local situation in Zimbabwe. The Society has established a panel of academic experts on Zimbabwe who between them have been able to assess hundreds of asylum appeals.
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