Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has not faced official investigation or prosecution over his role in Operation Gukurahundi – 40 years on.
Inflation continues to defy Zimbabwe central bank efforts
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Without governance reforms, Zimbabwe will continue to face an economic crisis.
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From the moment a male lion is born it faces a gauntlet of challenges, ranging from snakebite to infanticide.
Zimbabwe’s repressive new law will further erode civilian rights.
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Opposition activists have previously been accused of treason and unpatriotic behaviour for expressing concerns about human rights abuses.
Thandi Galleta of Malawi (right) and Karin Burger of New Zealand in a 2023 World Cup warm up match in Cape Town.
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The world’s largest women’s sporting event is being hosted in Africa for the first time.
Guti touring the Middle East in 2022 at the age of 99.
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He helped found a church with three million followers in 168 countries, a hospital, a university and several schools.
Lilian Ngoyi, one of the leaders of the 1956 women’s march against apartheid, is immortalised on an abandoned building.
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The sites provide a rare tangible record of the international solidarity that existed during the Cold War.
European Union election observers in Zimbabwe during the 2018 general elections.
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Observers regularly face dangers owing to political instability, insecurity, violence and other crises in some countries.
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Africa contributes less than 1% of research worldwide on movement behaviours in children. This means that research on movement behaviours has largely excluded over 16% of the world’s population.
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In a world where economic sanctions make trade in US dollars almost impossible, gold has offered a way to evade these restrictions.
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Novelist Petina Gappah’s call for translators on Facebook has resulted in the publication of Chimurenga Chemhuka.
A white rhino in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
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To what extent should the costs of protecting globally valued rhinos be carried by their local custodians?
Inclusive education is about far more than accommodating learners with disabilities, but teachers don’t seem to know this.
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Ubuntu is a concept that emphasises the importance of including everyone and building a strong community.
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Avoid ‘get-rich-quick’ schemes. They are, more often than not, bogus and fraudulent business ventures.
Africa is plagued by paramilitary militias and foreign mercenary groups.
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Armed group, mercenaries, mining, power struggles. It’s a familiar story in Africa, sadly.
Moffat Takadiwa, left, and curator Fadzai Muchemwa in front of the work Bhiro ne Bepa on his solo show Vestiges of Colonialism.
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Using found materials from dump sites, the large scale works examine the residues of colonialism.
Winky D’s hit Ibotso has seen him removed from stage by police.
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In his music, he positions himself within the people’s struggles and identifies with them.
President Carter’s interest in southern Africa was crucial to keeping the peace.
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Carter’s work in Zimbabwe forms a significant and under appreciated part of his legacy
Turks have called their country Türkiye since 1923.
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Turkey vs. Türkiye? When a country changes its name or requests changes to the spelling of its name, there are almost always political motives.
A food vendor in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The rise in food prices has begun to ease in the country.
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A slowdown in price rises, combined with the shift to less aggressive rate hikes, is good news for the minister’s budget initiatives on growth.