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Zimbabwe's annual inflation hits 10-year high at 56.9%
The National Statistics Agency attributes this latest increase to a rise in the price of basic goods and beer.
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Zimbabwe set to retrieve trapped illegal miners
The miners were trapped on Tuesday night when the shafts they were working in were flooded after a nearby dam burst.
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Rescue efforts for 23 trapped illegal miners underway in Zim
It’s believed that at least 23 illegal miners were down the shafts of two adjoining gold mines in central Kadoma on Tuesday night.
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More than 38 Zim artisanal miners trapped below ground, feared dead
Reports say the miners were trapped in shafts 30 metres below ground near the central town of Kadoma where there are rich gold deposits.
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Zimbabwe's vice president receiving treatment in India – official
The health of Chiwenga, 62, is closely followed in Zimbabwe because he is widely seen as the power behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the front-runner to succeed him.
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Zim govt to dock pay of teachers who went on strike
The teachers say their industrial action has been widely followed, although the government denies this.
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Zimbabwe churches try to broker dialogue after opposition snubs Mnangagwa talks
Church leaders said they had stepped forward to mediate and reconcile political parties, which would lay the basis for the recovery of the ZImbabwean economy.
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17 people killed during Zim crackdown: rights group
It’s also verified 17 cases of sexual assault and rape, and says survivors identified soldiers as the perpetrators.
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Zimbabwe opposition boycotts Mnangagwa political dialogue
The president invited leaders of the more than 20 political parties that participated in last year's disputed polls to a "post-election dialogue" at his State House office.
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Zimbabwe president invites opposition for talks as teachers strike
On Tuesday, a nationwide strike by public sector teachers for better pay got off to a patchy start, as some stayed at home while others attended school but did not teach amid fears of further intimidation.
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Children sent home as Zim teachers' strike begins
Teachers at state-run schools want their salaries significantly hiked to cushion them from rising prices and growing economic hardships.
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Zim activists to continue protesting outside Groote Schuur over Chiwenga
This despite confirmation from Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo that Chiwenga is not an inpatient at the facility.
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Zim vice president returns to SA for treatment - newspaper
The health of Constantino Chiwenga, 62, is closely followed in Zimbabwe because he is widely seen as the power behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the front-runner to succeed him.
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Malema calls on Mnangagwa to respect democracy, human rights
This after a military crackdown in Zimbabwe that led to the deaths of at least 12 people and left hundreds wounded following violent protests last month over a decision to hike fuel prices.
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Mnangagwa defends military crackdown
The crackdown came after protesters took to the streets to voice their anger about a sudden spike in fuel prices, claiming at least 12 lives.
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Mnangagwa accuses West of 'backing violence' in Zimbabwe
At least 12 civilians died and hundreds more were injured following a joint police and military crackdown on protesters after shops were looted and set on fire.
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Mnangagwa denies rift with deputy - newspaper reports
Mnangagwa said in comments published on Friday by the privately-owned weekly 'Zimbabwe Independent' and daily 'News Day' that there was no evidence of a rift between him and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.
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[LISTEN] Should President Ramaphosa throw Zimbabwe a lifeline?
John Dludlu, 'Business Day' columnist and former newspaper editor, and Catherine Grant, a director of Tutwa Consulting Group, talk to Karima Brown over SA's decision to decline a loan to Zimbabwe.
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2 Zim teachers’ unions to forge ahead with strike over poor pay
In a joint statement, ZIMTA and the PTUZ said the government’s recent offer of a cushioning allowance for civil servants was a slap in the face.
