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Zimbabwe
MDC's Biti urges Ramaphosa to intervene in Zimbabwe
MDC supporters gathered outside the party's headquarters in Harare on Wednesday, where they were dispersed by police using teargas and water cannons.
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Zim police disperse MDC supporters with batons, shields ahead of party rally
Water cannons and truckloads of riot police were patrolling the city’s CBD, as MDC leader Nelson Chamisa prepared to deliver a much-anticipated speech at his party’s headquarters.
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Lion about... Zimbabwe ranger station the new home for 2 lions
Two lions have taken refuge in a tumble-down thatched chalet in a remote corner of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park.
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Zim transgender woman wins unlawful arrest case against police
Ricky Nathanson was arrested on charges of criminal nuisance after she was spotted using a women's toilet in the second city of Bulawayo five years ago.
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Zimbabwe refuses to reverse the land reform amid US demands
Zimbabwe's ambassador to South Africa David Hamadziripi said the US sanctions were a result of the country’s land reform.
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Pandor: Zimbabwe's problems will be resolved primarily by Zimbabweans
International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor said Zimbabwe’s economic solution must go hand-in-hand with a political solution and come from Zimbabwe.
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There’s a HUGE cat on the stoep: Zim lions occupy ranger station
An old game ranger’s lodge in a remote corner of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park has become the new home of a pair of lions.
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Two years after coup, Zimbabweans grow more despondent
Unemployment in the country is at over 90% while the size of the economy has more than halved since 2000.
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Bulawayo residents asked to flush toilets at the same time every day
The state-run 'Chronicle' said the strategy, known as the big flush, has been used in two previous drought years.
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Zimbabweans queue as central bank releases $30mn into market
Until now, the majority of Zimbabweans have been using debit cards or mobile phones to pay for goods but are sometimes forced to pay higher prices if they don't have cash.
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After fanfare, new Zimbabwe banknotes fail to arrive
Banks visited by Reuters had yet to receive the new bills, and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mangudya said he could not immediately comment on why they had not been distributed.
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Drought drives 7 million Zimbabweans onto food aid
Earlier this year, aid agencies said around 5.3 million people would need food aid between now and April, when the next harvest is due.
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Zimbabwe minister charged with corruption costing $3.7 million
His arrest comes as critics accuse the president of lacking the drive to carry out the political reforms needed to help Zimbabwe recover from its worst economic crisis in a decade.
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Zimbabwe government workers to strike over low pay
Zimbabwe is struggling with an economic crisis as President Emmerson Mnangagwa tries to overcome decades of mismanagement, sanctions and hyperinflation under former president Robert Mugabe.
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Zimbabwe’s drought grips cattle, wipes out grazing
Officials say more than 4,500 cattle have so far died in Matabeleland south province.
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Zimbabwe to boost cash supply with new notes
The southern African country is still reeling from decades of economic mismanagement under former president Robert Mugabe, which drove inflation through the roof and rendered local money worthless.
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Hippos kill Zimbabwean man trying to cross SA border
It's suspected the man, who hasn't been named, was trying to cross the Limpopo to get into South Africa illegally.
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Zimbabwe sanction debate a diversion from 'murderous regime', says MDC
Hundreds in Harare and in Pretoria marched against the sanctions imposed 80 individuals including President Mnangagwa and 50 companies.
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SADC calls for immediate removal of sanctions against Zimbabwe
On Friday, SADC said it was deeply concerned that the ongoing sanctions by the European Union and the United States of America are hurting the Zimbabwean economy.
