Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe hope to salvage pride despite early Afcon exit
Zimbabwe only lost to Africa's top-ranked team Senegal in their first Group B match to a Sadio Mane penalty in the seventh minute of injury time.
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Mnangagwa announces measures to curb ‘Omicron-induced fourth wave’
Zimbabwe has been experiencing a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths, with more than 2,000 cases and 30 deaths reported on Thursday.
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South Africa not extending permits for 250,000 Zimbabweans
The visas for Zimbabweans fleeing political and economic crises have been repeatedly extended, but the SA government announced there would be no further extension, opening the potential for a mass expulsion of workers.
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13 Zim inmates wounded after bolt of lightning strikes prison
Police report that in a separate incident of lightning killed two children near Harare.
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Zimbabwe judge tosses out president Mnangagwa 'nude' pic case
Sarudzayi Ambiri Jani (39) and Remember Ncube (35) were arrested in June 2020 for sharing the image on a neighbourhood group in the southern border town of Beitbridge.
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Eskom: Recent outages caused by network tripping between Zim, Zambia
Earlier this week, the utility confirmed that a major incident occurred in Zambia affecting the entire Southern African network as power is imported from Cahora Bassa.
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Zimbabwe sanctions should be scrapped as they only worsen crisis - UN expert
US and European Union sanctions were first imposed two decades ago, targeting political leaders, government officials and selected state-controlled companies.
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Zimbabwe's MDC Alliance claims leader Chamisa survived shooting incident
The MDC Alliance said that unmarked cars belonging to alleged Zanu-PF supporters tried to block his motorcade and that shots were fired. One bullet went through the windscreen of Chamisa’s car, though no one was hurt.
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Zim man arrested for killing 7 people, including baby
The horrific attack happened in the mining town of Redcliff in central Zimbabwe and three of the dead are children.
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Grace Mugabe challenges Zimbabwe order to exhume husband's body
Robert Mugabe was buried in his rural home village of Kutama, about 90 kilometres (55 miles) west of the capital Harare, in September 2019 after weeks of wrangling over his final resting place.
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19 arrested at Zimbabwe pre-election protest
Ten journalists were released without charge two hours later, while nine protesters were still being held in the capital Harare.
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Zimbabwe freezes dozens of bank accounts over forex peddling
The government has been struggling to promote local currency since it was temporarily ditched in 2009 favour of the US dollar and others due to hyperinflation.
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Zim conservationists in race to remove snare from young elephant's leg
The Kariba Animal Welfare Fund Trust said that the elephant kept standing on the trailing end of the snare, causing the wire to become tighter.
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Zimbabwe imposes COVID vaccine on churchgoers
The southern African country had already made the vaccine mandatory for civil servants and teachers earlier this month.
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SA woman sentenced to 12 years in jail in Zim for smuggling cocaine
A Harare magistrate set aside two years of the sentence on condition of good behaviour.
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Zimbabwe court says Mugabe can be reburied
A Zimbabwe court on Friday sided with traditional chiefs seeking to exhume the remains of ex-president Robert Mugabe from his home village and move them to the capital, going against the family's wishes.
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Get a jab or resign, Zimbabwe govt tells state workers
The southern African country has already made the vaccine mandatory for trading in markets, working out at gyms, frequenting restaurants and sitting university exams. Some private employers have followed suit.
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Zimbabwe set to buy drones to tackle border smuggling
State media said the purchase of drones worth over R28 million was now at an advanced stage. The drones will be used to help survey Zimbabwe's porous borders and curb smuggling.
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Zim man killed while trying to take selfies with elephants
State media said the victim, who hasn’t been named, was gored and then trampled to death by one of the elephants, while his companion was seriously injured on Tuesday.
