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Zimbabwe

Panicked Zimbabwe caught with pants down as fear tactics fail to deter resistance
Africa
/ 8 July 2016

Panicked Zimbabwe caught with pants down as fear tactics fail to deter resistance

The government appears to be in a state of panic as unrest spreads across the beleaguered country.

By Staff Reporter
What is Zim’s zombie money and is it too late to avoid the apocalypse?
Article
/ 8 July 2016

What is Zim’s zombie money and is it too late to avoid the apocalypse?

The country is broke: there’s no cash and the economy is bankrupt — and a ban on imports has added fuel to the fire.

By Staff Reporter
​Zimbabwe mixes medicine and tradition for safer circumcision
Article
/ 5 July 2016

​Zimbabwe mixes medicine and tradition for safer circumcision

Zimbabwe has successfully won the support of chiefs and their people by combining a respect for tradition with safe, modern procedures.

By Staff Reporter
Anger in Zimbabwe spreads from border to Harare after newest import ban: ‘This is the end game’
Article
/ 4 July 2016

Anger in Zimbabwe spreads from border to Harare after newest import ban: ‘This is the end game’

Riots from Beitbridge to Harare squashed by riot police while government appears to have been taken by surprise.

By Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans at home and globally take to social media in support of #ThisFlag protest
Africa
/ 19 May 2016

Zimbabweans at home and globally take to social media in support of #ThisFlag protest

Two days after Zimbabwe’s Independence Day, a pastor started an online movement by sharing a video about his disappointment in his home country.

By Kiri Rupiah
Reserve Bank introduces Zimbabwe ‘dollar’
Africa
/ 5 May 2016

Reserve Bank introduces Zimbabwe ‘dollar’

New bond notes will be introduced to mitigate against possible abuses of the new exchange and export incentive facility the bank has established.

By Agency
Only a third way will fix Zimbabwe
Article
/ 13 April 2016

Only a third way will fix Zimbabwe

April 18 marked 36 years of self-rule for Zimbabwe. Trevor Ncube argues that a new set of principled leaders is needed to save the country.

By Trevor Ncube
Bikers go full throttle to speed up TB cure in Zimbabwe
Article
/ 4 April 2016

Bikers go full throttle to speed up TB cure in Zimbabwe

A programme with the health department sees motorbikes being used to deliver drugs to people in far-flung places who can’t afford the fare.

By Stephen Tsoroti
Mugabe woos Japanese investors during state visit
Africa
/ 29 March 2016

Mugabe woos Japanese investors during state visit

President Robert Mugabe is on a mission to seek investment in Zimbabwe whilst on a five-day state visit to Japan, amid a deepening economic crisis.

By News 24
The long trip home to Zim for Easter
Article
/ 23 March 2016

The long trip home to Zim for Easter

By bus or taxi, going home for the long weekend is an opportunity for Zimbabweans to show their families the fruits of their labour in South Africa.

By Pontsho Pilane
Zimbabwe’s banks suffer as cash dries up
Article
/ 3 March 2016

Zimbabwe’s banks suffer as cash dries up

Banks are struggling for liquidity, resulting in empty ATMs, as foreign banks now show signs of weakness alongside struggling local counterparts.

By Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe: Religious sects warming to modern medicine
Article
/ 2 March 2016

Zimbabwe: Religious sects warming to modern medicine

Christian sect leaders in Zimbabwe are slowly coming around to the idea of women giving birth at health clinics, instead of "birth camps".

By Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean army guards SA currency on plane as investigations continue
Article
/ 18 February 2016

Zimbabwean army guards SA currency on plane as investigations continue

A South African Reserve Bank plane, in which a body was discovered, is under heavy military guard in Harare with millions of Rands on board.

By Pontsho Pilane and Sally Evans
Mugabe lives to rule another day
Africa
/ 14 January 2016

Mugabe lives to rule another day

Every year the media and assorted ‘prophets’ predict his death, but he keeps on keeping on.

By Staff Reporter
Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo’s insightful new biography
Article
/ 14 January 2016

Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo’s insightful new biography

A new book probes the life and times of Thomas Mapfumo, Zimbabwe’s hailed chimurenga music pioneer.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Grace has replaced Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai claims
Africa
/ 22 December 2015

Grace has replaced Robert Mugabe, Tsvangirai claims

Opposition leader states that president’s wife has taken over in a "palace coup" and no one in government does anything about the country’s crisis.

By Staff Reporter
Buried by a weight of indignity
Article
/ 22 December 2015

Buried by a weight of indignity

A traumatic tangle of red tape awaits families of undocumented migrants who die in South Africa.

By Mosibudi Ratlebjane
Hunters feed corrupt Zim officials
Africa
/ 22 October 2015

Hunters feed corrupt Zim officials

Rural communities say they receive nothing from the huge fees hunters pay to kill big game.

By Staff Reporter
The freedom fighter who could topple Robert Mugabe
Africa
/ 1 October 2015

The freedom fighter who could topple Robert Mugabe

Joice Mujuru brings with her a welcome dose of excitement, but is yet to demonstrate her ability to build a true mass movement.

By Staff Reporter
Africans have the power but not the change we wanted
Analysis
/ 25 September 2015

Africans have the power but not the change we wanted

Let’s be history-makers. Let’s be the change that we want. The power is in our hands, literally.

By Staff Reporter
Joice Mujuru shows her political cards
Africa
/ 9 September 2015

Joice Mujuru shows her political cards

Robert Mugabe’s former deputy plans to challenge him or his successor in Zimbabwe’s next presidential elections in 2018.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe to face parliamentary grilling
Africa
/ 27 August 2015

Mugabe to face parliamentary grilling

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be quizzed on the economic crisis following his State of the Nation speech.

By Xolisani Ncube
Zim’s white farmers brace themselves for more land grabs
Africa
/ 20 August 2015

Zim’s white farmers brace themselves for more land grabs

There is no money for compensation, but 23 white-owned farms have been targeted.

By Staff Reporter
Zim won’t take Zuma’s Cecil jibe lying down
Article
/ 13 August 2015

Zim won’t take Zuma’s Cecil jibe lying down

President Jacob Zuma’s "undiplomatic" reaction to the death of Cecil the Lion at US hunter Walter Palmer’s hand fails to amuse in Zimbabwe.

By David Smith
Massive Zim job losses in wake of court ruling
Africa
/ 6 August 2015

Massive Zim job losses in wake of court ruling

A ruling in Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court has seen thousands of workers retrenched without benefits.

By Staff Reporter
Hunter who killed Cecil the lion blames Zimbabwean guides
Africa
/ 29 July 2015

Hunter who killed Cecil the lion blames Zimbabwean guides

James Palmer, the US dentist who shot and killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe, blamed his guides on Tuesday for the death of the big cat.

By Staff Reporter
Remittance costs to Zimbabwe slashed
Article
/ 10 July 2015

Remittance costs to Zimbabwe slashed

A start-up has undercut the notoriously large charges involved in sending money home.

By Lynley Donnelly
Speaking truth to power in Zim – and laughing about it
Article
/ 17 June 2015

Speaking truth to power in Zim – and laughing about it

Samm Farai Monro of "Zambezi News" talks about the popular satirical show he helped create and the risks for those who poke fun at their rulers.

By Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans go hungry as drought hammers southern Africa
Africa
/ 26 May 2015

Zimbabweans go hungry as drought hammers southern Africa

While the impact is looking serious for Zimbabwe, the drought could also hit southern Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Namibia.

By MacDonald Dzirutwe
Mugabe’s hand in Zim massacres exposed
Africa
/ 18 May 2015

Mugabe’s hand in Zim massacres exposed

New documents allege that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe — then prime minister — was the architect of Matabeleland’s mass killings in 1983.

By Staff Reporter
Mugabe weathers another storm
Africa
/ 14 May 2015

Mugabe weathers another storm

Factional fights continue to dog Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF.

By Staff Reporter
Delegates pull plug on Malema’s Zim trip
Article
/ 5 May 2015

Delegates pull plug on Malema’s Zim trip

A speech to be given by Julius Malema in Zimbabwe has been cancelled after delegates began pulling out following xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
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