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Zimbabwe says grain stocks running out after drought
The grain reserve has capacity to hold 500,000 tonnes but it has been run down after a poor harvest. Zimbabwe consumes 80,000 tonnes of maize every month.
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Zimbabwe billionaire to pay doctors about $300 a month to end strike
The doctors went on strike on 3 September to protest against poor wages and a lack of adequate equipment and medicines, leaving many poor people unable to get treatment.
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Zimbabwe's main opposition warns of more protests
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa addressed thousands of supporters in Mbare township at a rally that had previously been barred by authorities, who cited security concerns.
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52 endangered white-backed vultures poisoned in Zimbabwe - conservation group
The vultures are on the critically endangered list and conservationists said they play a vital role in the ecosystem.
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In Zimbabwe, a backyard hydroponic farm beats drought to grow veg
In hydroponic farming, water is conserved because it is reused multiple times. Hydroponically grown plants also require no pesticides because there are no soil-borne diseases.
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Zimbabwe authorities seize Mugabe nephew's farm
In an affidavit, businessman Robert Zhuwao, the son of the late Robert Mugabe's younger sister Sabina, protested that the land ministry revoked his title to the 233-hectare "on the basis of a false allegation."
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#BraveBernie: Burned dog rescued from Zim storm drain captures hearts
There's been an outpouring of support from within Zimbabwe and beyond for the small dog with horrific burn wounds who was rescued from a storm drain in Harare last week.
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SAA doesn't have money, says Outa over R12.6m Zim court order
Outa's Wayne Duvenage said SAA's creditors were queuing up to get their money back.
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Zimbabwe finance minister sticks to 3% growth forecast despite poor rains
The nation is experiencing its worst economic crisis in a decade, compounded by shortages of foreign exchange, fuel and power as well as a drought last year that has left half the population in need of food aid.
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Sri Lanka to play two Tests in Zimbabwe
Both Tests will be held in Harare, the first from Sunday and the second starting on 27 January, Sri Lanka's cricket board said.
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China set to strengthen cooperation with Zimbabwe
The two countries butted heads after Zimbabwe's government said it had only received $3.6 million in aid from Beijing in 2019, 40 times lower than the figure claimed by China.
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Drought ignites human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe
The 45-year-old was attacked by a buffalo days earlier, and he was lucky to be on his feet.
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Bail for Zimbabwe VP's wife accused of trying to kill husband
Marry Mubaiwa, 38, who is the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, 63, was arrested last month on allegations of attempted murder, fraud and contravening the country's exchange control laws.
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Zim rangers found dead after trying to arrest poachers
The two men were found floating in Lake Kariba and their bodies have now been brought to Harare.
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Zimbabwe arrests nearly 4,000 for illegal border crossing over festive season
Reports said those detained included 200 children, mainly from Harare and Bulawayo, who were on their way to be with their families in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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UN warns of another poor harvest in Zimbabwe next year
Soaring inflation, shortages of foreign exchange, fuel and electricity have brought back memories of the hyperinflation of a decade ago, amid criticism that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to turn around the economy.
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Zimbabwe journalists suffer as regime tightens grip
Rights groups have accused Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa of persistently violating human rights since he took office in 2018.
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Zimbabweans turn to solar power to cope with power cuts
Zimbabwe and Zambia are bracing themselves for worsening power shortages, as the level of Lake Kariba continues to drop.
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Immigration officials cancel leave as traffic at Beitbridge border surges
Cash, power and fuel shortages in Zimbabwe don’t appear to have deterred many people from travelling home this Christmas.
