HARARE (Reuters) – The European Union is concerned that the democratic space in Zimbabwe has deteriorated since it opened talks with Harare in June for the first time since 2001 in a bid to turn the page on years of hostile relations. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past clouds of …
MDC supporters had gathered at party headquarters in Harare to listen to a speech by party leader Nelson Chamisa. Riot police in Zimbabwe’s capital have forcefully dispersed supporters of the main opposition party who had gathered to listen to a speech by their leader. Hundreds of police officers on Wednesday …
Children say they are paid as little as $1 a week for hazardous work as the government plans to investigate child labour cases The blistering sun beats mercilessly on the Mukwasine sugar plantations near Chiredzi, in south-east Zimbabwe. It is Sunday morning and the soothing sound of hymns reverberate from a …
Banks say there is no communication from central bank on fresh tender intended to ease cash crunch and combat inflation. New low-denomination banknotes touted by the government of Zimbabwe as the solution to the acute cash shortage crippling the country’s economy failed to arrive on Monday, leaving banks confused and customers frustrated. The dearth …
Experts cite dire conditions at maternity wards amid load shedding. Can solar power technology help? Harare, Zimbabwe – In September, Mitchell Matarause delivered her baby boy by candlelight at a clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital. It was after sunset and the electricity supply had been cut. “Midwives were using candles and …
Daily power cuts lasting up to 18 hours are common after a severe drought reduced water levels at a key hydro plant. Zimbabwe‘s state-owned electricity distributor, grappling with drought and ageing equipment, has said it will disconnect mines, farms and other users as it looks to recover $77m in unpaid …
ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Security was tight as the family of longtime Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe prepared on Saturday to bury him at his rural home. A highly private farewell was taking place for one of Africa’s most divisive figures after a weeks-long family dispute with the administration that forced him from …
Zimbabwe’s statistics office will not release inflation data, but the IMF puts the figure at 300 percent Harare, Zimbabwe – Annual inflation in Zimbabwe was 300 percent in August, according to new data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At that level, the troubled southern African nation’s inflation rate is the highest in the …
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The more than 2 million residents of Zimbabwe’s capital and surrounding towns are now without water after authorities shut down the city’s main treatment plant, raising new fears about disease after a recent cholera outbreak while the economy crumbles further. Officials in Harare have struggled to raise foreign currency to …
Peter Magombeyi, who was overseeing a doctors’ strike, turns up confused and in pain A doctor and labour activist in Zimbabwe whose reported abduction led to widespread protests by medical staff has been found, disorientated and in pain but alive. Peter Magombeyi, the acting president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA), disappeared at about …
HARARE (Reuters) – Striking Zimbabwean doctors said on Wednesday they were being threatened with death and suspected state security agents were pressuring them after police blocked their second protest march over the disappearance of their union leader. Riot poilce stand before striking healthcare workers protesting over the disappearance of Peter …
A tyrant goes out with a whimper ROBERT MUGABE inspired many feelings among Zimbabweans. First there was devotion, as he led the country to independence in 1980. Later came anger, as his economic policies turned Africa’s bread-basket into a basket-case. His toppling in a coup in 2017 produced catharsis, as …