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latest news & developmentsHave African leaders betrayed the dream of 1963?
Africa Day is generally marked as a day for celebration, a day to rejoice at the steps taken by previous generations to fight against and eliminate the effects of colonialism,…
Africa and our hollow unity
Budgets are rewritten in Washington and Brussels rather than in Harare, Accra or Nairobi
Mswati’s word as law fuels repression in Eswatini
The call for freedom of expression, including LGBTIQ+ rights, is a fundamental human right vital for safety and dignity
Robert Mugabe’s children navigate life without first family privilege
The fall of the Zimbabwean veteran leader in November 2017 and his death two years later had a negative impact on his then relatively young children
Harare’s fiscal paradox: A devolved city starved of resources
By law, powers and functions are devolved to local government but the ruling Zanu-PF’s ideology is to control municipalities
Flight Centre’s year in travel 2024: where you went and where you’re headed next…
Your ticket to insider travel scoops, data bites, and expert predictions for the year ahead
Complicit in repression: SADC fails to confront Zimbabwe’s human rights crisis
The actions of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government are meant to instil fear, suppress dissent and keep a tight hold on power
The dark light: Zimbabwe’s energy nightmare
Power shortages across the country are fuelling deforestation through the illegal charcoal trade
Eswatini Air hitting the skies this month
The new airline will commence flights at the end of this month, heralding a new chapter in the country’s travel and tourism industry
In poverty-stricken Zimbabwe, thieves target churches and priests
Congregation coffers attract desperate thieves as churches are known not to bank their donations
Harare: Dirty city, dirty politics, dirty black gold
Amid corruption, poor service delivery and the fight for democratic space, there is the possibility of creating a decentralised, organic compost system that is community-owned…
Pay us in US dollars, Zimbabwe’s nurses, doctors demand
A five-day strike by medical staff froze the country’s ailing hospitals, but although the government was forced to pay attention, it is refusing to pay in American currency
Former Zim pro boxer and jailbird aims to make children champs
Zvenyika Arifonso is proof that a billionaire philanthropist is not always needed to give back to the community
From banker to barista: When coffee calls in Zimbabwe
A 43-year-old innovator has, with his mobile business, introduced the joy of a cup of coffee on the go in Harare
Court orders that Mugabe’s body be exhumed and reburied in Harare
Zimbabwean court dismisses appeal by former president Mugabe’s three children