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UN pledges support after Zimbabwe declared drought a disaster
The United Nations has pledged to assist Zimbabwe in mobilising resources to address the El Nino-induced drought crisis. This commitment follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s declaration of a state of disaster due to the drought, which has significantly reduced cereal output and affected critical food security resources for rural communities. “The UN pledges its support to the government of Zimbabwe in…
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Sports
Super Eagles: We’re focused on World Cup qualifying campaign – Omeruo
Defender Kenneth Omeruo has assured that the Super Eagles’ players are determined to give their all for maximum points when the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers resume in June. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles’ contingent for the friendly matches against Ghana and Mali in Marrakech departed Morocco on Wednesday, with most of the players…
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economy
Africa needs innovative instruments for economic growth, say stakeholders
Government and institutional representatives have called for innovative instruments that would foster climate action and address the African current debt crisis for the continent to benefit from the transition to sustainable green economies. In a statement by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the participants made the call during a ministerial segment at the ongoing 56th session of the Conference…
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Africa
Protesting Zimbabwean nurses arrested
Police in Zimbabwe arrested 12 nurses protesting outside state hospitals on Monday demanding to be paid in U.S. dollars as inflation running at nearly 800 per cent was eroding their salaries, the country’s nurses’ union said. An economic crisis under President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revived memories of the hardships of more than a decade ago when hyperinflation wiped out savings…
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Africa
Zimbabwe to audit COVID-19 donations
The Zimbabwe Government will audit all donations it has received in the fight against COVID-19 to ensure transparency and accountability. The Office of the Auditor-General will carry out the systems audit after the country has received an overwhelming response in donations from local companies and various countries around the world, including China. “We have been asked to carry out a…
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Africa
Zimbabwe shuts down mobile phone firm over black empowerment
Zimbabwe on Wednesday shut down the country’s second largest mobile phone service provider, Telecel Zimbabwe, partly for breaching black empowerment laws, officials said. International telecom firm VimpelCom, based in the Netherlands, has a 60 percent stake in Telecel Zimbabwe, making it the major shareholder. Zimbabwe’s indigenisation law compels foreign companies to cede majority shares to local partners. “The Telecel Zimbabwe…
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Africa
Zimbabwe orders youths to attack South Africans in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) president Gilbert Mutubuki has called on Zimbabwean youths to retaliate against xenophobic violence in South Africa by attacking South Africans operating in Zimbabwe and their businesses. Zinasu is Zimbabwe’s largest students body which represents thousands of students at all universities and colleges across the country. At least five people have been killed – including a…
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Zimbabwe Minister says state wage bill unsustainable as IMF starts audit
The wage bill for Zimbabwe’s state employees is embarrassing and unsustainable, its finance minister said on Tuesday, echoing criticism from the IMF as the country looks to regain access to international credit lines. More than three quarters of the southern African country’s revenue goes to paying salaries of more than 250,000 civil servants, leaving little money to pay down debt…
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Africa
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says party will choose successor
Zimbabwe’s 89-year-old President Robert Mugabe said on Friday members of his party would choose his eventual replacement, but gave no timeline despite a mounting succession battle triggered by long-denied reports he is suffering from cancer. Mugabe, in power since the former white-ruled Rhodesia’s independence from Britain in 1980, was re-elected in a July 31 vote that was rejected by his…
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