“The Biggest Supermarket in Harare”: UK Woman’s Grocery Shopping in Zimbabwe Goes Viral

• A UK woman living in Zimbabwe shared her grocery shopping experience at Food Lovers Market, giving viewers a tour of what she called the biggest supermarket in Harare
• The content creator broke down her shopping routine, explaining how she sources meat, milk, and fresh produce from different suppliers
• Viewers were surprised by the modern shopping facilities shown in the video, with many commenting on how Zimbabwe is trending and challenging stereotypes about the country

A UK woman living in Zimbabwe has gone viral after sharing her grocery shopping experience at Food Lovers Market, giving viewers an inside look at modern shopping in the country. The video, posted on 9 September 2025, has gained over 9,000 reactions and hundreds of comments from amazed viewers.

Content creator @naturallyfakemum, who describes herself as sharing food, aesthetics and everyday life content, took her followers through her complete shopping routine in Zimbabwe.

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In the video, the content creator explained her strategic approach to grocery shopping in Zimbabwe. She revealed that she orders meat from a company called Koala that delivers to her house, buying more than a month's worth at a time. For milk and eggs, she sources from a local lady who goes directly to farms, getting two bottles of milk and 30 eggs delivered weekly at much cheaper prices than local shops.

The highlight of her shopping trip was the new Food Lovers Market, which she described as "absolutely massive" and possibly the biggest supermarket in Harare. She compared the store to M&S, praising how clean, spacious, and well-organised everything was. The store featured a doughnut station, pastry section, fruit and yoghurt bar, hot plate section, salad bar, sushi bar, and extensive cheese selection.

Her shopping haul from Food Lovers included strawberries, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, potatoes, parmesan cheese, lettuce, courgettes, body wash, antibacterial wipes, and baking ingredients, all costing $40. She also stopped at Harry's for additional items costing $26, including ingredients for Caesar dressing and chocolate for a friend's gift basket.

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Mzansi reacts to UK woman's Zimbabwe shopping

@brilliant.jrk commented:

"Zimbabwe is now trending on platforms like it came on Earth last week."

@massy joked:

"You're selling us out. Let them think we stay in trees."

@vanessa.m called out:

"South Africans, do you see Zimbabwe!!!"

@mudy.gur pointed out:

"For those that don't believe it's Zim, there's a flag right there."

@thembinkosi.jobe.kamatshana noted:

"Zim is only developed in the capital city, everything happens there."

@mamoyo wrote:

"I wish to tag my boss, she always says Zimbabwe is finished."

Zimbabwe's economic recovery journey

According to Forbes, Zimbabwe looks like it’s slowly bouncing back after years of economic struggles. In May 2024, the African Development Bank gave the country a grant of $10.12 million (about R188 million) to improve farming and help farmers deal with extreme weather.

Zimbabwe used to be called the “Breadbasket of Africa” because of its strong farming sector. But after land reform in 2000, commercial farming collapsed; crop output dropped by nearly half, and tobacco exports went from $600 million in 2000 to just $175 million by 2009. On top of that, inflation has been sky-high, with prices rising more than 500% in recent years. In March 2024 alone, annual inflation was still at 55.3%.

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Despite this, experts are optimistic about Zimbabwe’s future. The IMF values the country’s economy at $38.17 billion now and expects it to grow to $45.38 billion by 2030. Better land reform policies, government support for farmers, and new infrastructure projects are giving the country hope for real recovery.

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Other stories about Zimbabwe

• Briefly News recently reported on Operation Dudula hitting back at ZANU-PF's criticism, with South Africans saying the political party should focus on fixing Zimbabwe instead of commenting on their organisation.
• A Johannesburg woman shared a video showing the reality of marrying for love rather than money, highlighting a family walking from South Africa to Zimbabwe on foot due to financial struggles.
• A couple documented their 10-day journey from Johannesburg to Great Zimbabwe, describing what they called the "easiest border crossings" and sharing their travel experience.

Source: Briefly News