Is Zimbabwe once more on the brink of collapse?
By Andrew Harding The three women were in tears, distraught, and seemingly faint with hunger, as they sat in filthy prison uniforms in the dock in a magistrate’s court in
Kenya wins spot on UN Security Council
Kenya was elected to the UN Security Council on Thursday, defeating Djibouti in a second-round of voting by the 193-member General Assembly after an initial ballot failed to produce a
Demo against ED in South Africa looms
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa Following a spate of protests by doctors and nurses in Harare and Bulawayo ,a group of Zimbabweans living in South Africa will in solidarity demonstrate against the
Gwanda-based kwaito artist honours Brenda Fassie with song
By Mthabisi Tshuma GWANDA-based female kwaito artiste, Proficience “Kadder” Cadder has dropped a single titled Brenda Fassie as an honour to the African music legend who passed away in 2004.
Zim COVID-19 cases now stand at 401
By Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu TEN more people, all returnees from South Africa have tested Covid-19 positive bringing the total number of cases in Zimbabwe to 401. According to the Ministry of
Zim to get another helping hand from the AfDB
Zimbabwe’s attempts to raise money to fight COVID-19 are looking up as the African Development Bank (AfDB) is planning to give it US$13.7 million (about R235 million) in financial assistance.
South Africa okays restaurants and hairdressers to reopen
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced further easing of coronavirus restrictions. Restaurants will be allowed to serve sit-down meals to a few people. Hair salons, casinos and cinemas will
China to cancel interest-free loans to African nations
China will cancel interest-free loans to African countries that are due to mature by the end of 2020, President Xi Jinping has announced. He told a China-Africa summit on Covid-19
Zim raises salaries by 50% as inflation spikes
Zimbabwe’s government says it will increase civil servants’ wages in the light of economic challenges worsened by Covid-19. The finance minister said that with immediate effect, salaries and pensions would
Religious and State Neo-liberalism’s Dangerous Combination in COVID-19 Zim
By Takura Zhangazha* There was a bit of a fuss about fasting and prayer in Zimbabwe this week. President Mnangagwa announced Monday 15 June 2020 as a ‘national day of
