Tag: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s currency hits new low
The Zimbabwe’s interim currency fell to a new low on the black market on Thursday. As a result, local firms…
Anglican priest caught red-handed sleeping with colleague’s wife
A sex scandal is rocking an Anglican diocese in Zimbabwe after a reverend was caught red-handed with the wife of…
Zimbabwe’s football team arrive Nigeria ahead of Super Eagles friendly
Zimbabwe’s 18-man squad arrived Nigeria on Friday ahead of an international friendly match with Nigeria on Saturday in Asaba. Nigeria…
Post-cyclone support: Zimbabwe pays tribute to Chinese firms
The Zimbabwean Government on Tuesday paid tribute to Chinese companies that are assisting in rehabilitating infrastructure that was damaged by…
Cyclone Idai kills 64 people in Zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai has killed at least 64 people in eastern Zimbabwe and destroyed homes, bridges and roads, making rescue efforts…
Zimbabwe to run out bread in 8 days
Zimbabwe could run out of bread in a week after flour stocks dwindled due to the country’s failure to pay…
Three dead as Zimbabwe tightens crackdown over protests
Three people have been shot dead and many injured, Zimbabwe's main opposition party said Tuesday, as security forces crack down…
Five killed over fuel price hike in Zimbabwe
A human rights group in Zimbabwe says five people were killed in clashes between demonstrators protesting fuel hikes and security…
Protests break out in Zimbabwe as economic crisis spirals
Protesters barricaded roads and burned tyres in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on Monday, as anger over the worst economic crisis in…
Petrol now N1,204 per litre in Zimbabwe
A massive hike of 240 per cent in the prices of petrol and diesel goes into effect today in Zimbabwe.…
WHO counters Zimbabwean preacher’s HIV cure claim
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reaffirmed that there is “no cure” for HIV, insisting that people living with HIV…
Zimbabwe lifts ban on import of basic goods
Zimbabwe lifted a ban on the import of basic goods and foodstuffs on Tuesday after shelves were emptied in recent…
Zimbabwean president, cabinet receive cholera vaccine
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and members of his cabinet received doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) to encourage people in…
Zimbabwe concerned about new cholera infections
The Zimbabwean government says it is concerned about the number of people still presenting with cholera signs and symptoms, in…
Zimbabwe’s economic crisis: KFC runs out of chicken
Zimbabwe’s KFC fast food outlets on Wednesday were shuttered after running out of foreign currency with which to buy chicken,…
Zimbabwe releases $41m to ease fuel shortages
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has started drawing down from the 500 million dollars lines of credit it recently secured…
Cholera outbreak: WHO supports Zimbabwe with 1.4m vaccinations
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Zimbabwe’s efforts to begin vaccinating 1.4 million people against a new deadly outbreak…
Zimbabwe to boost horticulture production
Zimbabwe would soon host the first International Horticulture and Floriculture trade show, HortiFlor, as the nation seeks to boost exports…
Zimbabwe crafts short-term economic blue print
The Zimbabwean government is crafting a short-term economic blue print to help stabilise the economy as it pushes with its…
Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe’s opposition leader postpones mock inauguration
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has postponed plans for a mock inauguration on Saturday following a police ban on public gatherings…
U.S. sanctions to remain until Zimbabwe demonstrates reforms
The U.S. government will not lift sanctions against Zimbabwe until the new government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa demonstrates it is…
Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency after death toll rises to 20
Zimbabwe has declared a cholera outbreak in the capital Harare after the death toll rose to 20 and more than…
Zimbabwe to clear World Bank, AfDB debts
Zimbabwe’s new Finance Minister said on Monday he would accelerate the country’s plan to pay arrears to the World Bank…
Zimbabwe likely to face drought in 2018/19 farming season
Zimbabwe is likely to experience an El Nino phase, which will result in erratic rainfall during the 2018/19 farming season,…
Zimbabwe’s Chief Justice Malaba Dismisses petition against Mnangagwa’s election
Zimbabwe’s top court Friday dismissed an opposition bid to have presidential election results annulled over alleged rigging in favour of…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa urges U.S. to be more objective
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Thursday enjoined the U.S. to have a clear grip of the political situation in…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa pledges to re-equip nation’s defence forces
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Tuesday pledged to re-equip and modernise the country’s defence forces and improve the conditions…
Mnangagwa urges Zimbabweans to move on after post-election protests
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday urged Zimbabweans to unite to rebuild the economy and put behind them the election period…
Zimbabwe opposition pledges to file application challenging election results
Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC Alliance said Wednesday it will file its application challenging the July 30 poll results within the stipulated…
Zimbabwe buries persons killed by soldiers during protests
The four children of a fruit-seller, Ishmael Kumire, gunned down by Zimbabwean soldiers in post-election violence wept uncontrollably at the…