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Congregants cheers as Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's wife Grace Mugabe addresses a national church interface rally in Harare

church & state

Zimbabwe: Churches are a battleground for politicians seeking to entice voters

Zimbabwe's politicians are canvassing churches because they are important constituencies ahead of the 2023 general elections. ...

CCC leader

Zimbabwe: Who’s who in Nelson Chamisa’s inner circle

Unlike Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa who surrounds himself with his clansmen from his older generation, particularly liberation war ... veterans, Nelson Chamisa is seen as someone close to the youth in the country. Find out more in this who's who of Chamisa’s network.

Smoke rises from chimneys at Hwange Power station in Hwange

Simplifying Solar

Zimbabawe better served by solar assembly & manufacturing capacity Solarpro CEO says

Zimbabwe needs to develop its assembly and manufacturing capacity in solar panels and batteries to cut reliance on expensive equipment imports, ... Solarpro CEO Nyasha Chasakara tells The Africa Report.

political haemorrhage

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa is losing key allies who sanitised the military coup

After coming to power through a military coup that ousted long-time ruler Robert Mugabe in November 2017, President Emmerson Mnangagwa attracted ... businesspeople both at home and abroad with his mantra: Zimbabwe is 'open for business'. Many wanted to give him a chance to change his predecessor's authoritarian policies.

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Congregants cheers as Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's wife Grace Mugabe addresses a national church interface rally in Harare

church & state

Zimbabwe: Churches are a battleground for politicians seeking to entice voters

CCC leader

Zimbabwe: Who’s who in Nelson Chamisa’s inner circle

Smoke rises from chimneys at Hwange Power station in Hwange

Simplifying Solar

Zimbabawe better served by solar assembly & manufacturing capacity Solarpro CEO says

Congregants cheers as Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's wife Grace Mugabe addresses a national church interface rally in Harare

church & state

Zimbabwe: Churches are a battleground for politicians seeking to entice voters

CCC leader

Zimbabwe: Who’s who in Nelson Chamisa’s inner circle

Smoke rises from chimneys at Hwange Power station in Hwange

Simplifying Solar

Zimbabawe better served by solar assembly & manufacturing capacity Solarpro CEO says

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Zimbabwe Opposition Rally

Citizens Coalition for Change

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa’s attempt to establish a one-party state has failed

Zimbabwe's by-elections in which President Mnangagwa hoped to silence opposition leader Nelson Chamisa have produced the contrary. With his resounding ... victory, Chamisa is imposing his new party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), as the clear political opposition in the country. It also dismantles the power base of MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora, accused of being a ruling party-funded spoiler.

A street vendor poses as he displays bond notes, before the introduction of new currency in Harare

digital assets

Zimbabwe: Is a central bank digital currency feasible?

Zimbabwe has turned its attention to how it may adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Even so, how feasible is a CBDC, a digital currency ... that exists purely in electronic form, for Zimbabwe's cash strapped economy, and how will this effect the existing mobile money landscape?

Russia's President Putin meets with his Zimbabwean counterpart Mnangagwa in Moscow

Upward Pressure

Historic friends, Zimbabwe remains neutral to Russia, despite hard hit to fragile economy

The Russia-Ukraine war might be geographically far away from Africa, but its ripple effects have already trickled down to many Zimbabweans who ... were already grappling with economic mismanagement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government. Even so, the negative impact hasn’t completely swayed Harare to criticise Moscow, given the historic ties between the two nations.

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Who is James Manyika, Google’s African ‘techno-social’ asset?

By appointing James Manyika as its senior vice president for technology and society, Google has decided to go for experience. After 30 years ... at McKinsey, the Zimbabwean is known for his research work in innovation.

Zimbabwe Opposition Rally

Get out the vote

Zimbabwe: Can opposition leader Nelson Chamisa turn the yellow movement into votes?

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF party are in panic mode because of the resilience of the youthful opposition leader, ... Nelson Chamisa.

worsening crisis

Zimbabwe: How long will the troubled local currency last?

Inflation is high, and people are avoiding the Zimbabwe dollar as much as possible. The government has been rolling out measures to force economic ... operators to use the local currency instead of US dollars. Will it be enough to make an impact?

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