Tag: Zimbabwe

Daily news – February 8, 2022

News from: Al Jazeera, Astana Times, Atlantic Council, Brookings, Bruegel, Chatham House, CSIS, Defense News, Defense One, East Asia Forum, Foundation for Defense of...

It’s time for the SADC region to hold Zimbabwe to account (Tafi Mhaka, Al Jazeera)

On January 8, in a speech marking the 110th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC), South African President and ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa...

Zimbabwe to put New York Times freelance journalist on trial (Al Jazeera)

A freelance journalist working for the New York Times will appear in Zimbabwe court on Wednesday, his lawyer and the newspaper said, in a...

The hypocrisy of Emmerson Mnangagwa (Tafi Mhaka, Al Jazeera)

Since becoming the president of Zimbabwe in November 2017, despite repeatedly paying lip service to calls for democratic reform, Emmerson Mnangagwa did little to...

Should western sanctions on Zimbabwean entities be lifted? (Al Jazeera)

Sanctions were placed on individuals and entities in Zimbabwe in 2003. The United States, European Union and United Kingdom imposed them after accusing politicians and...

Is Zimbabwe softening its hard line on crypto? (Chris Muronzi, Al Jazeera)

When Mthuli Ncube was appointed Zimbabwe’s finance minister in September 2018, the country’s crypto enthusiasts hoped he would walk back some of the restrictions...

Droughts or storms? The dire dilemma of Zimbabwe climate migrants (Andrew Mambondiyani, Al Jazeera)

A Zimbabwean farmer walks through his maize field outside Harare A decade ago, Lloyd Gweshengwe migrated to Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands, lured by the region’s...

Zimbabwe. Applying a whole school approach: Strengthening education systems to address gender violence in schools (Jenny Parkes, Sujata Bordoloi, GPE)

Parents send their children to school to learn, to become educated and with the hope that eventually they will have a better life than...

(Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe Shows Potential to Lead e-Mobility Transition (SAIIA)

Remeredzai Kuhudzai The adverse effects of the climate emergency mean that it is critical for the world to accelerate the transition to low carbon technologies...

(Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe: Thousands of Villagers Facing Eviction (HRW)

The Zimbabwe government is evicting thousands of people from an indigenous minority group from their communal land, Human Rights Watch said today. The order affects more...

(Zimbabwe) UK slaps sanctions on four top Zimbabwe security officials (Al Jazeera)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/1/uk-sanctions-four-zimbabwe-leaders

(Zimbabwe) As Zimbabwe’s COVID cases surge, gravediggers struggle to cope (Chris Muronzi, Al Jazeera)

The country is experiencing a significant surge in coronavirus infections, forcing authorities to tighten restrictions. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/20/as-covid-cases-in-zimbabwe-surge-gravediggers-struggle-to-cope

ZIMBABWE – A teenager in Zimbabwe is using taekwondo to fight child marriage (Al Jazeera)

In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage taekwondo enthusiast...

ZIMBABWE – ‘Overwhelmed, overrun’: Zimbabwe tightens COVID restrictions (Al Jazeera)

Zimbabwe has extended a nationwide curfew, banned gatherings and ordered non-essential businesses closed for a month in an effort to curb a surge in...

ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe is hemorrhaging gold. Can a key reform curb smuggling? (Chris Muronzi, Al Jazeera)

When Henrietta Rushwaya was arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport in October for alleged gold smuggling, the news was shocking but not the purported...

ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe’s Hopewell Chin’ono: ‘I am not intimidated’ (Chris Muronzi, Al Jazeera)

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Hopewell Chin’ono has never been one to hold back his opinion. Even as a young journalism student in the early 1990s, he...