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Zimbabwe Elections

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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa’s capture of judiciary a red flag for state failure

Zimbabwe celebrated on 17 November the third year since former president Robert Mugabe was overthrown and replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa. People ... assumed that the change in power - after being controlled by Mugabe for 38 years - would open a new positive chapter for Zimbabweans. But instead, cases of human rights violations, arrests and detainment of civic rights activists, corruption, economic demise, crumbling infrastructure and unemployment are once again making headlines.

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Africa’s youth: Busting myths and creating change

A few weeks ago Nigeria’s leaders chose to open fire on a group of well-disciplined, extremely well-organised protestors who were demonstrating ... against police brutality.

Zimbabwe Anti Sanctions Demonstration

an end to sanctions?

Zimbabwe – USA: Biden’s election brings hope of a new chapter

In Zimbabwe, the US elections were closely monitored with a euphoria gripping many who were hoping to see the Democratic party come out a winner ... and impose changes that will ultimately improve the lives of Zimbabweans who have been suffering from years of political and economic decay.

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Zimbabwe: The Mnangagwa squad

Propelled into prime position by the military coup that overthrew President Robert Mugabe, Emmerson Mnangagwa holds the reins of power in Harare. ... The Africa Report examines how tightly he is holding on and how his current and former allies and opponents are protecting their interests.

Zimbabwe top stories

Residents watch as municipal police demolish illegal structures during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Harare

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Zimbabwe’s illegal urban settlements: A blessing or curse for government?

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AFTER PARTY

Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC implodes – thanks to Zanu-PF

Zimbabwe Virus Outbreak

Still Vulnerable

Zimbabwe’s slower inflation may be the calm before the storm

Residents watch as municipal police demolish illegal structures during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Harare

political pawns

Zimbabwe’s illegal urban settlements: A blessing or curse for government?

MDC

AFTER PARTY

Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC implodes – thanks to Zanu-PF

Zimbabwe Virus Outbreak

Still Vulnerable

Zimbabwe’s slower inflation may be the calm before the storm

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Zimbabwe Cash Crunch

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Zimbabwe’s restrictions on mobile money punish the users, not the offenders

Mobile financial services are, in most African countries, born out of crises. In 2011, Zimbabwe had gone through a volatile decade of economic ... crises – hyperinflation, currency instability and a collapse of the formal financial system. Consumers, mostly employed in the informal sector, had a widespread mistrust of the formal banking system.

Neighbourly despatch

Repression in Zimbabwe exposes South Africa’s weakness

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa’s despatch of envoys to Zimbabwe in a bid to defuse the latest crisis, in which the government has ... engaged in a vicious crackdown on opponents, journalists and the freedoms of speech, association and protest, has been widely welcomed.

Best of Talking Africa

Replay: Zimbabwe on the brink: Inflation, currency, clashes – what next?

In this week's pick of some our favourite podcasts, we take a hard look at the growing instability in Zimbabwe. ...

Clicks and Mortar

Fintech is key to Zimbabwe’s banking digitalisation, Nedbank says

The Covid-19 pandemic is speeding up the pace of digitalisation of financial services, Nedbank Zimbabwe managing director Sibongile Moyo tells ... The Africa Report.

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Borrower beware

Zimbabwe’s ill-advised plan to raise money through a sovereign bond

The Zimbabwean government recently signed an agreement to pay 4,500 white farmers $3.5bn for infrastructure improvements on the land expropriated ... by the government during the chaotic land reform programme of 1997/8.

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Zimbabwe: Mother, whore, or witch – the battle for women in politics

The political arena in Zimbabwe is a de facto male space in which women play very peripheral and insignificant roles. ...

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