Tag Archives: ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe frees 14 opposition activists jailed for months

A Zimbabwean court on Tuesday released on bail 14 opposition activists arrested after clashes with ruling party members at a funeral for an opposition supporter whose mutilated body was found in a well. The members of the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) were arrested along with leading lawmakers …

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VIDEO: Ghanaian vlogger ‘Wode Maya’ drown in Zimbabwe river while rafting?

A video sighted by Thepressradio.com indicates that, Ghanaian YouTube personality Berthold Kobby Winkler Ackon, known as “Wode Maya” had a challenged at Victoria Mighty river in Zimbabwe and he nearly lost his life. Wode Maya is a Ghanaian YouTuber committed to change the negative narratives about Africa. He (Wode Maya) benched his Profession/qualification …

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Zimbabwe inflation rises 250%

Zimbabwe’s annual inflation has risen to more than 250% – its highest level for a year and a half. With inflation quadrupling since February, many Zimbabweans are struggling to cope. The authorities blame the after-effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the high global prices on fuel, grain and fertiliser. A …

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WATCH: The Zimbabwe you are not expected

Zimbabwe, being a South African country has been underrated since the  basket name flashed out. The late Robert Mogabe ruled the country for over 30years and could not achieve his goal as every South African accused him for chasing their colonial masters out from the country. The only African Country …

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Zimbabwe will start selling gold coins this month as inflation gets so bad

Zimbabwe will start selling gold coins this month as a way to tame inflation that has weakened the local currency, the country’s central bank said. The governor of the central bank, John Mangudya, noted that the coins, known as Mosi-oa-Tunya, would be available for sale from July 25 in local …

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Zimbabwe to open new US$160m Parliament built for free by China

The infrastructure footprints of China is a long drawn subject for analysts of geopolitics. It is widely believed that the Asian giant’s power and prowess on the continent is linked to the efforts it sinks into developing public and private infrastructure across the continent. China has in recent years, built …

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Zimbabwe lobbies to rejoin Commonwealth

Zimbabwe at the ongoing Commonwealth summit in Rwanda continued with lobbying for readmission 18 years after it was thrown out of the body over allegations of human rights abuses. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government submitted an application on May 15, 2018 to re-join the grouping of 54 countries, a year after …

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South Africa pilot dies in crash at Zimbabwe airshow

A Cape Town aviator’s life ended tragically in Harare, Zimbabwe, as he crashed to his death on Tuesday night during an airshow. One witness said: “Four planes were taking part in a sunset aerobatics display for the Mashonaland Flying Club when tragedy struck.” Another said the plane had spun several …

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Five-year-old girl drowns in a river in Zimbabwe

A five-year-old Early Childhood Development pupil slipped and drowned in the Mukuvisi river on Friday, February 25 on her way to school in Waterfalls, Zimbabwe. She was in the company of her Grade 7 sister and maid. Harare police spokesperson, Inspector Tendai Mwanza confirmed the incident. “It is very unfortunate …

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One dead, 22 hurt in Citizens Coalition for Change rally in Zimbabwe

One person was killed and 22 others seriously injured at a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally in the Zimbabwean Midlands city of Kwekwe on Sunday. The CCC supporters were attacked by a group of men armed with spears, machetes, iron bars and stones. The incident happened while opposition leader Nelson Chamisa …

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