When Simon Chimbetu released his album, 10 Million Pounds Reward in 2005- a year before his death- it carried a song called Kumba. In this song Chimbetu represents a Diasporan who is apparently begging an employer to give him a chance to go home. “Ndokumbira kuenda kwedu kuAfrica ( I beg you to allow me to go back to our Africa)” Then as apparent as the song sounds, the employer seems to deny the chance and in a tone of resignation, Chimbetu sings in obvious surrender, referring to fellows  who would have got a chance to go home, “Kana masvika mhoresai vese, kana masvika mhoroi mhoroi makadii kuAfrica.(When you get there, greet everyone in Africa on my behalf.)

“With over 3 million Zimbabweans living outside the country’s borders, important national holidays like The Independence Day comes with a lot of memories and nostalgia.NewsDay Online is with you in all this as your number one online platform seeks to reconnect you with our home, Zimbabwe. Thank you to all those who have sent family pictures as part of your commemoration of the nation’s 34th Anniversary.

We remember the past 34 years with you.

I am Charles Gororo, this is 1995, when I was in Form 1 at All Souls Mission School in Mutoko
We were at Harare International Airport seeing off our brother Tawona Moyo who was going back to the Bolton Institute of Technology, 1983.
Victoria Falls Road. Brings a lot of memory to me when we used to travel home to Mbembesi every school holidays. I have not been there since
The man in the middle is my father and two of my elder brothers Moses and Tobias . Picture was taken on the Independence Day celebrations of 1994.From Joel, Waterfalls
I am Mbongeli Mkwebu. I would like to share this picture. This was me and my fellow Boy Scouts in 2008 at a camp to celebrate the founder of Scouting
Yolanda Sadomba and Sithandelike Mangena at a football match at Luveve Stadium where Bantu Rovers were playing How Mine
Kenney Mutini left us with memories that we will never forget. He was everyone’s man in St Mary’s Chitungwiza, the legend of our society. He was a top football fan of the St Mary’s Leeds Football Club . We remember you.
Kwaramba, Muchenje families in Domboshawa at Gogo Murape’s homestead
Pic reminds me of my first day after getting a promotion

Zimbabwe @ 34, we sing Kumba, home, ekhaya.