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Zimbabwe

Mugabe and the tradition to not speak ill of the dead
Article
/ 23 September 2019

Mugabe and the tradition to not speak ill of the dead

What is the proper way for young Zimbabweans to remember Robert Mugabe’s legacy?

By Ruth Murambadoro
‘We will have to begin from zero’
Africa
/ 20 September 2019

‘We will have to begin from zero’

Six months after Mozambique was hit by cyclones Idai and Kenneth, recovery is far from complete

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe was our fellow combatant — Mbeki
Article
/ 17 September 2019

Mugabe was our fellow combatant — Mbeki

The former president pays tribute to the late Zimbabwean leader in his first address to an ANC event since he was infamously recalled

By Paddy Harper
Zimbabwe doctors’ labour leader ‘kidnapped’ during strikes: union
Africa
/ 16 September 2019

Zimbabwe doctors’ labour leader ‘kidnapped’ during strikes: union

The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association said Peter Magombeyi had not been heard from since Saturday

By Agency
The making of Mugabe’s intolerance
Article
/ 16 September 2019

The making of Mugabe’s intolerance

How an autocratic strain of pan-Africanism of the early 1960s sheds light on Mugabe’s seemingly contradictory roles

By Brooks Marmon
Mugabe is a zero, not a hero
Article
/ 10 September 2019

Mugabe is a zero, not a hero

"One just has to look at his legacy."

By Zukiswa Wanner
Robert Gabriel Mugabe, 1924-2019: A tragedy in three acts
Africa
/ 6 September 2019

Robert Gabriel Mugabe, 1924-2019: A tragedy in three acts

Robert Mugabe shaped and twisted an entire nation in his own image. Now he can rule forever from the Great Presidential Palace in the Sky.

By Simon Allison
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Africa
/ 30 August 2019

Hunger, death and safer births in cash-strapped Zimbabwe

Find out how countries around the world are getting mothers to book in for better births starting right here close to home

By Marko Phiri
Zimbabwe ‘has never been this bad’
Africa
/ 30 August 2019

Zimbabwe ‘has never been this bad’

A brutal crackdown has left critics of the government fearing for their lives and afraid to speak out

By Kudzai Mashininga and Simon Allison
Elephants in the room
Article
/ 30 August 2019

Elephants in the room

Science should lead the way in society’s efforts to protect habitats, wildlife and people’s livelihoods

By Maxwell Gomera and Neville Ash
Afrobarometer: Climate change literacy still low in Africa
Africa
/ 21 August 2019

Afrobarometer: Climate change literacy still low in Africa

Despite Africa bearing the brunt of erratic global weather patterns, many people are still unfamiliar with climate change, a new survey says

By Deutsche Welle 1 and Chrispin Mwakideu
Zimbabwe: Police beat protesters as economy tanks
Africa
/ 19 August 2019

Zimbabwe: Police beat protesters as economy tanks

Zimbabwe has gone from bad to worse since longtime autocrat Robert Mugabe was toppled

By Agency
Fresh vigilance is needed to protect media freedom across Africa
Article
/ 13 August 2019

Fresh vigilance is needed to protect media freedom across Africa

In a surprising change in trends, citizens in many African countries increasingly support government restrictions of press freedom

By Jeff Conroy Krutz
Embrace of a pan-African stranger
Africa
/ 2 August 2019

Embrace of a pan-African stranger

Robert Mugabe was once a fervent pan-Africanist, but he failed to act like one after he came to power

By Percy Zvomuya
A year after Mnangagwa’s election, old woes haunt Zimbabwe
Africa
/ 31 July 2019

A year after Mnangagwa’s election, old woes haunt Zimbabwe

Mnangagwa, 76, who took over from long-time autocrat Robert Mugabe, went into the July 30 2018 elections vowing to revive Zimbabwe’s sickly economy

By Fanuel Jongwe Author
Internet a distant dream for many in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea
Africa
/ 17 July 2019

Internet a distant dream for many in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea has the most expensive internet in the world after Zimbabwe

By Camille Malplat and Samuel Obiang 1
Tuning surveillance software with African faces
Article
/ 8 July 2019

Tuning surveillance software with African faces

Is Africa following China into a techno-dystopian future?

By Bulelani Jili
Why no one’s buying the new Zimbabwean dollar
Africa
/ 24 June 2019

Why no one’s buying the new Zimbabwean dollar

Currencies are based on trust, and trust is in short supply

By Simon Allison
Zimbabwe ends foreign currency use as inflation spirals
Africa
/ 24 June 2019

Zimbabwe ends foreign currency use as inflation spirals

The crisis-hit country is facing another bout of sharply rising prices, with official inflation now at nearly 100 per cent

By Agency
Three months after Cyclone Idai, the region desperately needs help
Africa
/ 13 June 2019

Three months after Cyclone Idai, the region desperately needs help

A lot is at stake and the cost of reconstruction is very high

By Tigere Chagutah
Amnesty International Zimbabwe closes amid allegations of fraud
Africa
/ 4 June 2019

Amnesty International Zimbabwe closes amid allegations of fraud

Police are investigating suspected misconduct involving millions of dollars of funds from donors.

By Staff Reporter
Immigration Act upended by legal chaos
Article
/ 31 May 2019

Immigration Act upended by legal chaos

Every foreigner, including investors, has to hurdle ignorant officials and a multiplicity of ‘laws’

By Gary Eisenberg
Class fluidity ruled in ancient Zim 
Article
/ 31 May 2019

Class fluidity ruled in ancient Zim 

A UCT academic has won a top award, highlighting the role of local researchers in uncovering Africa’s rich history

By Bongekile Macupe
Chamisa elected unopposed as MDC leader
Africa
/ 27 May 2019

Chamisa elected unopposed as MDC leader

The Movement for Democratic Change has been plagued by infighting since Tsvangirai’s death and battered by another election defeat

By Agency
‘I don’t know how my children will survive’: Zimbabwe in crisis
Article
/ 10 May 2019

‘I don’t know how my children will survive’: Zimbabwe in crisis

Cyclone Idai washed away the crops that survived a savage drought, leaving 70% of the population in dire need of food.

By Nyasha Chingono and Bhekisisa Team
Hanged by the state but icons to the youth
Article
/ 10 May 2019

Hanged by the state but icons to the youth

Chidhumo was Zim’s most notorious felon, so why has popular culture lionised him?

By Marko Phiri
Digging up the graves of Gukurahundi graves – and burying the evidence
Africa
/ 10 May 2019

Digging up the graves of Gukurahundi graves – and burying the evidence

Exhumations of Gukurahundi graves risk destroying vital clues about the extent of the massacre and who was responsible

By Thandekile Moyo
Zimbabwean court nullifies Chamisa’s appointment
Africa
/ 8 May 2019

Zimbabwean court nullifies Chamisa’s appointment

Party says the decision was politically motivated

By Simon Allison
Zimbabwe begins exhuming victims of Gukurahundi massacre
Africa
/ 30 April 2019

Zimbabwe begins exhuming victims of Gukurahundi massacre

The targets were mainly from the Ndebele ethnic group, perceived as backing a rival to Mugabe, who is from the majority Shona group

By Agency
Cyclone Kenneth makes landfall in Mozambique
Africa
/ 26 April 2019

Cyclone Kenneth makes landfall in Mozambique

Forecasters at Meteo-France warned that Kenneth could trigger waves off Mozambique’s northeastern shore as much as five metres higher than usual

By Agency
Mozambique and Comoros brace for cyclone Kenneth
Africa
/ 25 April 2019

Mozambique and Comoros brace for cyclone Kenneth

As the storm neared, schools were closed and inter-island hopper flight suspended

By Agency
Zim to pay partial compensation to white ex-farmers
Africa
/ 8 April 2019

Zim to pay partial compensation to white ex-farmers

Zimbabwe will start paying partial compensation to white farmers after 4 000 were stripped of their land under former president Robert Mugabe

By Agency
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