A KFC in Harare, like many other shops, has shut down as a result of Zimbabwe’s financial crisis .
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Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is struggling to overcome the national economic destruction wreaked on Zimbabwe over two decades under Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwean Olympic gold medallist swimmer, Kirsty Coventry, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa after taking the oath of office.
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In mending the relations with Zimbabwe’s white community by roping in Kirsty Coventry and Bruce Grobbelaar, President Mnangagwa might just have pulled off a masterstroke.
New Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivers a speech during the swearing in of the new members of his cabinet at the State House in Harare.
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The time for words is over – the world wants to see positive action if it is going to engage and invest.
Kendrick Lamar performing in Portugal.
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Music is an underutilised tool when it comes to steering curricula away from strictly Western and colonial models.
Swings can be educational tools.
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The way science is currently taught in southern African countries ignores the fact that the whole environment is a laboratory for learning.
Egyptian-born Australian musician, Joseph Tawadros.
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African Australians contribute to all major musical genres - from dance to hip hop and beyond.
Cybersecurity is everyone’s problem, all over the world.
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In reality, cybersecurity attacks are like a disease affecting people globally.
A woman in Venezuela shows off the new two and five bolivar soberano bills.
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Venezuela recently devalued its bolivar by 95 percent to tame rabid hyperinflation that has been sending prices on everyday goods through the roof. If history is a guide, it won’t work.
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The messy and violent aftermath of Zimbabwe’s recent elections met with only muted international criticism.
Zimbabwe needs to reconsider its HIV transmission law.
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Gains made in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwe could be reversed unless a legal provision is revised.
Zimbabwe’s President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa was Robert Mugabe’s vice president and enforcer.
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Violence and uncertainty has followed Zimbabwe’s first modern election without Robert Mugabe. That’s not surprising: After 38 years of dictatorship, it takes more than a vote to build democracy.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is accused of pandering to Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini (right) and other traditional leaders.
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South Africa’s ruling party, the ANC , is mishandling the process leading towards land expropriation without compensation.
Both South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa need to reform their parties.
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Southern Africa’s liberation movements have been losing popularity and confronting a crisis of legitimacy.
South African land reform debates reflect a tricky balance of power post Jacob Zuma’s rule.
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South Africans can’t afford to let the land debate be reduced to a shouting match.
Zimbabwe’s “The NewsDay” after violent protests in Harare.
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What start is this for a regime promising Lazarus-like revival for the ruling party and its friends around the world – not to mention ordinary Zimbabweans?
Water urns become bioreactors with this clever design.
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To truly understand their discipline, students need to interact with laboratory equipment. They must both fail and succeed at running experiments.
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The government has won another term but voters have been clear that they want fresh faces and new ideas.
MDC-Alliance supporters at a campaign rally addressed by the party leader Nelson Chamisa.
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Zimbabweans face a complicated array of choices at the polls.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee.
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President Trump has been attacking the Fed’s current policy of slowly raising interest rates. A former central bank official explains why that’s so troubling.
Split ballot?
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As Emmerson Mnangagwa blames Grace Mugabe for a failed bombing at a rally, his rivals try to find a way to close the gap.