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Zimbabwe

Former Barca stars appear at Mugabe rally
Africa
/ 15 August 2017

Former Barca stars appear at Mugabe rally

Former Barcelona stars Patrick Kluivert and Edgar Davids joined Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on stage at a weekend political rally

By Reagan Mashavave
The Rasta roots of Zim dancehall
Article
/ 4 August 2017

The Rasta roots of Zim dancehall

Since Bob Marley’s independence day appearance, the genre has been steadily evolving

By Percy Zvomuya
Is Tsvangirai too ill to be president?
Africa
/ 28 July 2017

Is Tsvangirai too ill to be president?

Zimbabweans question the wisdom of replacing one ailing head of state with another

By Simon Allison
What we can learn from the crises in Zimbabwe and Cote D’Ivoire
Africa
/ 20 July 2017

What we can learn from the crises in Zimbabwe and Cote D’Ivoire

The two nations have a significant post-colonial parallel: Widely lauded success followed by economic and political chaos.

By Staff Reporter
The Zimbabwean journalist using fake news to fund real news
Africa
/ 14 July 2017

The Zimbabwean journalist using fake news to fund real news

Meet the Zimbabwean journalist who is concocting fake news to pay for real news

By Simon Allison
Fires, break-ins intended to intimidate Ramaphosa’s faction in the ANC
Article
/ 11 July 2017

Fires, break-ins intended to intimidate Ramaphosa’s faction in the ANC

Rival political factions fighting for state power may be behind the recent spate of break-ins and fires at key government institutions

By Kaveel Singh
Small-small survival vs living large
Article
/ 6 July 2017

Small-small survival vs living large

Harare’s jet set swan around a new boutique aptly called The Sp_ce, the gap between the rich and poor

By Carl Collison
Zimbabwe still waits for liberation
Africa
/ 21 April 2017

Zimbabwe still waits for liberation

After 37 years of independence the president still promises economic uhuru to starving citizens

By Staff Reporter
Zuma’s Cabinet reshuffle inaugurates South Africa’s Zimbabwe moment
Analysis
/ 20 April 2017

Zuma’s Cabinet reshuffle inaugurates South Africa’s Zimbabwe moment

An entrenched private sector and an active civil society are unlikely to yield to a kleptocracy.

By Vishwas Satgar
Will strikes pit the rights of doctors against those of their patients?
Article
/ 9 April 2017

Will strikes pit the rights of doctors against those of their patients?

The quest for better working conditions leaves striking doctors with a tough decision but they might not have to choose.

By Joan Van Dyk
Zimbabwe’s diamonds bleed people
Africa
/ 7 April 2017

Zimbabwe’s diamonds bleed people

Mining by the state has brought human rights and environmental abuses to Marange villagers

By Nyaradzo Mutonhori
How to fund a failing health system
Article
/ 6 April 2017

How to fund a failing health system

Could Zimbabwe’s new Health Development Fund rescue the country’s cash-strapped clinics and hospitals?

By Adri Kotze
Zimbabwean #ThisFlag activist Evan Mawarire arrested at Harare airport
Africa
/ 1 February 2017

Zimbabwean #ThisFlag activist Evan Mawarire arrested at Harare airport

He was returning to the country after he’d sought safety from Mugabe’s men first to South Africa and then in the United States

By Staff Reporter
Turbulent Zim faces a grim 2017
Africa
/ 15 December 2016

Turbulent Zim faces a grim 2017

Widespread activism and a heavy-handed crackdown has led to a tense stand-off

By Staff Reporter
The former Zanu-PF man who believes his party can shake up Zimbabwe’s politics
Article
/ 9 December 2016

The former Zanu-PF man who believes his party can shake up Zimbabwe’s politics

Acie Lumumba says it is politics, and not activism, that will change his country.

By Raeesa Pather
Zim artists see with spiritual eyes
Article
/ 30 November 2016

Zim artists see with spiritual eyes

A social crisis caused by Zimbabwe’s economic disaster and being silenced has the country’s artists turning to spirituality and the outside world.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Breaking free from migrant status
Article
/ 21 October 2016

Breaking free from migrant status

Ronald Muchatuta rejects labels and uses the checked bag to show how the migrants’ identity traps people

By Mary Corrigall
Counting the hours: 14 400 since Itai Dzamara disappeared
Africa
/ 17 October 2016

Counting the hours: 14 400 since Itai Dzamara disappeared

The missing journalist’s brother Patson vows not to remain silent “in the face of increasing oppression” by Zimbabwean authorities.

By Kiri Rupiah
Filmmaker warned: Stop Mugabe movie … or else
Article
/ 12 October 2016

Filmmaker warned: Stop Mugabe movie … or else

Roberto and Disgrace in God’s waiting room is satire but the producer takes the threats seriously.

By Govan Whittles
Mugabe vows to ‘deal harshly’ with social movements calling for his resignation
Africa
/ 12 September 2016

Mugabe vows to ‘deal harshly’ with social movements calling for his resignation

Zimbabwe’s president says the ongoing protests in the country are a nuisance and that his government’s patience ‘has run out’.

By Staff Reporter
Patson Dzamara: ‘What we want is to decapitate this monster called Robert Mugabe’
Africa
/ 1 September 2016

Patson Dzamara: ‘What we want is to decapitate this monster called Robert Mugabe’

The brother of missing activist Itai Dzamara, says Zimbabwe has reached a watershed moment and the time for change has come.

By Kiri Rupiah and Malcolm Sekgothe
Former Zanu-PF acolyte calls Mugabe corrupt, likens leader to colonial prime minister
Africa
/ 8 August 2016

Former Zanu-PF acolyte calls Mugabe corrupt, likens leader to colonial prime minister

The tables could finally be turning for the Zimbabwean strongman.

By Kiri Rupiah
Zimbabwe data prices hiked by up to 500% to curb social media activism and dissent
Article
/ 5 August 2016

Zimbabwe data prices hiked by up to 500% to curb social media activism and dissent

Zimbabweans are defiant and undeterred by rising data prices which they believe are in retaliation by the Zim government to social media activism.

By Lungelo Shezi Htxt
Meet Zimbabwe’s superhero who may have been inspired by #ThisFlag’s Evan Mawarire
Africa
/ 27 July 2016

Meet Zimbabwe’s superhero who may have been inspired by #ThisFlag’s Evan Mawarire

​The #ThisFlag movement and its founder have enjoyed support online and on the street but a different kind of hero is inspiring Zimbabweans on YouTube

By Lungelo Shezi Htxt
‘Un-Zimbabwean’: Robert Mugabe dismisses #ThisFlag creator Evan Mawarire at a funeral
Article
/ 20 July 2016

‘Un-Zimbabwean’: Robert Mugabe dismisses #ThisFlag creator Evan Mawarire at a funeral

President Mugabe took the funeral of a Zanu-PF stalwart to quote scripture in his take-down of the #ThisFlag movement creator Evan Mawarire.

By Staff Reporter
How smugglers and traders have to hustle after Zim’s ban on imports and cash crash
Africa
/ 15 July 2016

How smugglers and traders have to hustle after Zim’s ban on imports and cash crash

Traders are responding to being fleeced by hustling everything from ice cream to eggs.

By Phillip De Wet
Editorial: #ThisFlag gives Zimbabwe hope
Article
/ 15 July 2016

Editorial: #ThisFlag gives Zimbabwe hope

Zimbabweans are no longer looking for a new big leader, but turn to each other to save their nation.

By Editorial
Robert Mugabe’s curious silence as Zimbabweans’ demands grow
Article
/ 15 July 2016

Robert Mugabe’s curious silence as Zimbabweans’ demands grow

As the citizen movement in Zimbabwe gains traction and people become more emboldened, the president seems to be keeping his head down.

By Ray Ndlovu
#ThisFlag pastor Evan Mawarire’s sister, Teldah, says the ANC sounds like Zanu-PF
Article
/ 14 July 2016

#ThisFlag pastor Evan Mawarire’s sister, Teldah, says the ANC sounds like Zanu-PF

The pastor behind the #ThisFlag freedom movement in Zimbabwe has been released, but his sister, Teldah Mawawire, believes trouble still lurks.

By Raeesa Pather
#ThisFlag: Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire released from police custody
Article
/ 12 July 2016

#ThisFlag: Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire released from police custody

Evan Mawarire, the man behind the #ThisFlag protests, was charged under Section 36 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act of Zimbabwe.

By MacDonald Dzirutwe
Long queues tell Zimbabwe’s story of economic crisis and failing healthcare
Article
/ 12 July 2016

Long queues tell Zimbabwe’s story of economic crisis and failing healthcare

Many people can no longer afford hospital treatment and medication, and the number of those with medical aid has fallen by a third.

By Adri Kotze
#ThisFlag and #ZimShutDown2016 protests are ‘sponsored’, says ANC’s Gwede Mantashe
Article
/ 12 July 2016

#ThisFlag and #ZimShutDown2016 protests are ‘sponsored’, says ANC’s Gwede Mantashe

A social media campaign dubbed #ThisFlag and #ZimShutDown2016 saw Zimbabwean citizens stay home last week, in protest against the ruling ZANU-PF.

By Staff Reporter
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