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When South Africa sneezes, Zimbabwe catches the cold

On Friday 9 July, South Africa, the continent’s most advanced economy, witnessed its worst unrest in decades with angry protesters turning ... violent, malls being looted and public and private properties set ablaze. The rioting hurt the South African economy and this in turn hit hard its neighbours - those who rely heavily on Pretoria for trading. Zimbabwe in particular has caught a chill.

Zimbabwe: Is the government’s strategy of balancing the books paying off?

The Zimbabwean government is hyping the country's good headline statistics, but the country's economic problems – no new aid from development ... institutions amidst high inflation, high unemployment and high levels of poverty – remain unchanged.

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Seven African start-ups shaking up the global tech ecosystem

Young African start-ups are making headway in cutting-edge sectors and catching the eye of leading organisations, including the World Economic ... Forum.

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Lose lose situation

Zimbabwe is a world tobacco superproducer… but farmers struggle to survive

Zimbabwe is one of the largest producers of tobacco in Africa, exporting $782m in the 2020 season. But while tobacco is making some people rich, ... the farmers sucked into contract farming at the bottom of the pile are losing money.

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ripple effect

When South Africa sneezes, Zimbabwe catches the cold

Zimbabwe: Is the government’s strategy of balancing the books paying off?

A woman sorts a bale of tobacco at a processing plant outside Harare

Lose lose situation

Zimbabwe is a world tobacco superproducer… but farmers struggle to survive

Article 4/6 of "Africa’s growing Agribusiness"

ripple effect

When South Africa sneezes, Zimbabwe catches the cold

Zimbabwe: Is the government’s strategy of balancing the books paying off?

A woman sorts a bale of tobacco at a processing plant outside Harare

Lose lose situation

Zimbabwe is a world tobacco superproducer… but farmers struggle to survive

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CURRENCY DIKTAT

Zimbabwe’s command economics rattles the markets again

A new decree from President Mnangagwa’s government to abolish the parallel market and shore up the ailing local dollar could prove counter-productive ... and drive up inflation again, according to traders in the capital.

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Obituary: Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda helped liberate Southern African countries

Kenneth Kaunda, one of Zambia’s former presidents fondly known as KK, died at the age of 97 on 17 June. A pan-Africanist, Kaunda is being mourned ... at home and the continent. He will be most remembered for his unwavering support of Southern African nationalism.

The coffin of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seen at his burial site in Kutama, Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe: The fight for Mugabe’s final resting place still rages on

It's been over a year and the fight between the family of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe and President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reached ... a new level over the final burial place of the deceased leader.

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Botswana/Zambia’s Kazungula Bridge: Truckers set to dodge Zimbabwe road

On 10 May, the presidents of Botswana and Zambia officially opened the new Kazungula Bridge and one-stop border posts, aimed at ushering in more ... traffic. The bridge is part of the Trans-African Highway Network and the North-South corridor link between the SADC and COMESA free trade areas.

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Zimbabwe: A who’s who in Mnangagwa’s power network of clansmen

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa time as head of the country has been marred by tyranny and dictatorship while he surrounds himself with ... people from his Midlands Province to keep him in power. A strategy he has been perfecting since assuming the presidency in 2017.

Long haul

Zimbabwe: Activists worry as Mnangagwa builds an imperial presidency

“[President Emmerson] Mnangagwa is a true student of Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa’s administration has introduced a lot of legislation including ... the Constitutional Amendment Bill and the Patriotic Bill which reflect the consolidation of power by an authoritarian leader and a continuation of Mugabe’s legacy,” Bhekezela Gumbo, a Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) researcher tells The Africa Report.

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