we , ▁dec iding ▁to ▁marry ▁locally ▁and ▁sett ling ▁there ▁perman ently . However , ▁permanent ▁em igration ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁new ▁phenomen on . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁three ▁major ▁waves ▁of ▁em igration ▁from ▁Z imb ab we . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁white ▁people ▁in ▁Z imb ab we ▁who ▁left ▁the ▁country ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁Lanc aster ▁House ▁Ag re ement ▁ended ▁the ▁Z imb ab we ▁Rh odes ia ▁government . ▁Some ▁whites ▁decided ▁that ▁South ▁Africa ▁was ▁a ▁more ▁secure ▁environment ▁for ▁their ▁invest ments ▁as ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁trust ▁the ▁new ▁Black ▁government ▁that ▁was ▁pre aching ▁social ist ▁ideal ist ▁theories ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁independence . ▁The ▁second , ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁eth nic ▁Z imb ab we ans ▁known ▁as ▁Gu kur ah und i , ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁In ▁this ▁particular ▁case ▁the ▁N de be le ▁people ▁fled ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁seek ▁refuge ▁in ▁neighbour ing ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁was ▁triggered ▁by ▁the ▁economic ▁wo es ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁beyond . ▁These ▁wo es ▁were ▁social , ▁political ▁and ▁economic . ▁They ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁en act ment ▁of ▁the ▁Fast ▁Track ▁Land ▁Program me , ▁hyper infl ation ▁and ▁poor ▁living ▁standards ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁all ▁cases , ▁South ▁Africa ▁was ▁again ▁their ▁primary ▁destination . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁on wards , ▁the ▁South ▁African