Zimbabwe
'Smoke that thunders': First 'made-in-Zimbabwe' luxury cigars
The southern African nation produced more than 252 million kilogrammes of tobacco last year, making it the sixth largest producer in the world.
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Over 100 Zimbabwean shop owners arrested for not accepting local currency
The arrested shopkeepers have been charged with breaching a section of the Bank Use Promotion Act.
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Zimbabwe national parks to re-open after COVID-19 lockdown
The parks and wildlife authority doesn't receive state funding and relies on tourism to reduce poaching and keep them going.
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Zimbabwe watchdog accuses Chinese bosses of worker abuse
Police in the central city of Gweru said the dispute erupted on June 21, when coalmine owner Zhang Xuelin, 41, reneged on a promise to pay wages in US dollars instead of the local currency, whose value is fast depreciating.
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Zimbabwe nurses' union calls for strike as COVID-19 cases climb
Zimbabwe is facing its worst economic crisis in over a decade. Basic goods are scarce and the value of the Zimbabwean dollar continues to tumble, pushing official annual inflation to 785.6% in May.
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Zimbabwe suspends mobile banking, stock exchange trade
The government also suspended all trade on the country's stock exchange, which it accused of being complicit in illicit financial activities.
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Court grants bail to 3 MDC officials who were ‘abducted & tortured’
The three were abducted and tortured in May, but the government claims the three faked their disappearance and arrested them.
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Zimbabwe temporarily closes Joburg consulate after confirmed COVID-19 cases
The total number of recorded positive cases among consulate staff and dependents stood at six.
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Zimbabwe health minister arrested over $60 million COVID-19 equipment contract
Zimbabwe Health Minister Obadiah Moyo was arrested by police on Friday over allegations of corruption in government procurement of around $60 million worth of medical equipment.
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Ready to roll: Zimbabwe cigar venture eyes smokers at home and abroad
Since March, an all-women staff has been undergoing on-the-job training in the art of rolling cigars by hand, with each worker producing 256 cigars a day.
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Zim police arrest, fine nearly 70,000 people since start of lockdown
This week police intensified roadblocks around Harare and Bulawayo, saying people were violating lockdown rules by entering the cities without permits.
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3 MDC officials accused of faking their abduction & torture denied bail
Their alleged abduction and torture in May shocked the international community and sparked criticism of the Zimbabwe government.
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UN experts call for end to abductions, torture in Zimbabwe
The experts, who included members of the UN’s working group on enforced disappearances, said last year alone 49 cases of abduction and torture were reported in the country.
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MDC claims rivals, backed by Zim army, have taken over its headquarters
MDC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said political power comes from the people and questioned how the armed forces have been allowed to interfere in civilian affairs.
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SA woman stuck in Zim desperate to come back to her daughter
Zola Mbokekwa on Wednesday said she had tried several times to get in touch with the Department of International Relations but to no avail.
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Zimbabwe tightens coronavirus lockdown in capital Harare
Coronavirus infections have more than tripled to 203 in the last few days. Mnangagwa had eased the lockdown since it was first imposed at the end of March.
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Zimbabwe summons US envoy over George Floyd comments
In a Sunday interview with ABC news, US national security advisor Robert O'Brien referred to Zimbabwe and China as 'foreign adversaries' using social media to stoke unrest and 'sow discord'.
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Zimbabwe opposition leaders granted bail after 'public violence' charge
On Wednesday, Zimbabwe's national police charged the trio for taking part in an 'illegal demonstration' and inciting 'public violence'.
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Zimbabweans returning home account for most new COVID-19 cases
Seventy-five of the new infections were found among returnees who are in quarantine in Harare, Beitbridge and the southern city of Masvingo.
