Tag: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean pastor commits suicide over girlfriend
Richard Nhika, a 38-year old Zimbabwean gospel musician and church pastor took his life while filming himself. According to him,…
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe offers workers land instead of bonuses
Zimbabwe authorities offered residential land to government employees in lieu of annual bonuses, unions said on Thursday, rejecting a proposal…
Tunisia reach AFCON quarter-finals with 4-2 win over Zimbabwe
Tunisia secured their place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Group B runners-up with an easy win over…
AFCON 2017: Algeria draw 2-2 with Zimbabwe
Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Algeria left it late to earn a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe at the 2017 Africa…
Zimbabwe first lady defies eviction order- lawyer
Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe, is defying a court order to leave three properties she seized from a Lebanese businessman…
Zimbabwe in chaos ahead of AFCON tournament
Zimbabwe’s preparations ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon have been thrown into chaos by a row over…
Zimbabwe holds first public interviews for Chief Justice
Zimbabwe held its first ever public interviews for the vacant post of Chief Justice on Tuesday. The public interviews was…
Zimbabwe introduces ‘bond notes’
Zimbabwe on Monday launched a new currency, issuing 10 million dollar of ‘bond notes’ that the authorities hope will ease…
20 injured as police clash with demonstrators in Zimbabwe
Twenty people were injured when police clashed with protesters in Harare on Wednesday, dispersing them with batons and tear gas.…
Zimbabwe acquires 2 drones to fight elephant poaching
Zimbabwe has acquired two drones in its biggest wildlife sanctuary in the west to combat poaching of elephants, an official…
Police arrest more #shutdownzimbabwe protesters
Civil servants took heed for a call to strike Wednesday after their wages went unpaid for a third time in…
Hashtag #Thisflag shuts down Mugabe’s country
Zimbabweans stayed at home on Wednesday while foreign banks and most businesses in the capital shut down operations, in one…
Robert Mugabe, 92, hints at retirement
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, one of the longest serving heads of state, has hinted about his possible retirement but declined…
Mugabe’s supporters rally in Zimbabwe
Tens of thousands of Robert Mugabe’s supporters marched on Wednesday in Harare in a show of solidarity as divisions are…
Mugabe becomes grandpa at 92
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of state at 92, has become a first-time grandfather as he confirmed…
My aides are too slow, says Mugabe
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has blamed his aides for the country’s economic failure, describing them as “slow”. “We have managed…
Zimbabwe’s Prosecutor-General docked for releasing suspects
Zimbabwe’s Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana, who was arrested on Monday on a charge of abuse of office, or alternatively obstructing the…
Mugabe returns to Harare after death rumours
President Robert Mugabe returned to Harare late on Friday after a month-long holiday in the Far East, just over a…
Tennis not growing in Zimbabwe- Garanganga
Sunday Akintoye A US-based Zimbabwe player, Takanyi Garanganga has lamented the slow pace of development of the game of tennis…
Pageant: Zimbabwe’s ugliest man crowned
A 42-year-old unemployed man was crowned Zimbabwe’s ugliest man at a pub pageant in Harare — but the contest turned…
22 more elephants poisoned to death in Zimbabwe
At least 22 more elephants have died from suspected poisoning by poachers near Zimbabwe’s main game reserve, a parks official…
Poachers kill 14 elephants with poison
The Zimbabwe National Wildlife Agency on Wednesday said that suspected poachers used cyanide to kill 14 elephants in Zimbabwe’s western…
Mugabe plans law for public officials to declare assets
President Robert Mugabe’s government will introduce a law in Zimbabwe’s parliament that requires senior public officials to declare assets as…
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, 91, delivers wrong speech in parliament
AFP – Zimbabwe’s 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe read the wrong speech at the opening of a new session of parliament…
20,000 jobs lost in a month — Zimbabwe union
Zimbabwe has lost 20,000 jobs in the last month after a court ruled that companies can fire workers by giving…
Mugabe in South Africa for first state visit in 20 years
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe visited South Africa on Wednesday in his first state trip to the country since 1994 as…
One dead in Zimbabwe prison riot over food
One prisoner in one of Zimbabwe’s most notorious jails has died after hundreds of inmates rioted over the poor quality…
Mugabe admits land reform blunder in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has admitted he blundered by giving ill-equipped black farmers vast tracts of farmland seized from whites…
Robert Mugabe, 90, falls down the stairs
Zimbabwe’s 90-year-old President Robert Mugabe fell down a staircase on Wednesday as he walked off a podium after addressing supporters…
Mnangagwa in charge of Zimbabwe as Mugabe goes on leave
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has left newly-installed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa in charge as he began his annual holiday, state…