By Farai D Hove | US President Donald Trump’s local envoy says there is a massive influx of US business men and women flying into Zimbabwe to set up business here.

In a statement, the ambassador said even top US government officials are headed for Zimbabwe. The development comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa introduced several economic reforms including cancelling Robert Mugabe’s reckless land reform program.

“Zim should expect high level visits by US govt; American businesses are opening shop in Zim,” he said in a statement on Thursday.

He later told the state media that his office was overwhelmed by Americans who wanted to visit Zimbabwe following the demise of Robert Mugabe.

“We have been flooded with inquiries of people who want to come and see the new dispensation and that covers everybody from musicians, businesspersons and church groups. Our diary is filled with Americans who want to come and see what the new dispensation is.

“We will have visitors from the White House here in February bringing a multi-agency delegation,” he said.

“We will have congressmen and senators in March and we expect that we will get business delegations as well as congressional delegations, church delegations,” added Thomas.

What does this mean for Zimbabwe?

With an effective restoration of Zimbabwe’s agriculture industry, ZimEye.com projects that in less than a year, Zimbabwe is set to once again become the world’s largest crop economy as it was in 1976 under former Prime Minister, Ian Smith. So far Mnangagwa has implemented other reforms which include removing the indigenisation Act.