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Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa known for its dramatic landscape and diverse wildlife, much of it within parks, reserves and safari areas. On the Zambezi River, Victoria Falls make a thundering 108m drop into narrow Batoka Gorge, where there’s white-water rafting and bungee-jumping. Downstream are Matusadona and Mana Pools national parks, home to hippos, rhinos and birdlife.

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Ex-President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe dies aged 95

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The former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has reportedly died at the age of 95. He died after battling ill health for some months, according to his family. Mugabe was born on 21 February 1924, in what was then Rhodesia. He led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980 and has ruled the country for decades He was Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader… Read More
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Zimbabwe’s Tererai Trent gets a statue in New York

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A statue in honour of a Zimbabwean-born academic, Tererai Trent has been unveiled in New York in the United States of America. Her statue is among several others unveiled to honour prominent women outside New York’s Rockefeller Centre. Prominent personalities like media mogul Oprah Winfrey, actress Nicole Kidman, Olympian Gabby Douglas and author Cheryl Strayed are also set to get… Read More
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Zimbabwe: Workers union rejects pay offer from government

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Zimbabwe’s main public sector union has rejected a pay offer from the government. The rejection of the offer on Saturday could compound the worsening economic situation in that country. The government now risks forcing the workers into embarking on strikes if it fails to reach a new agreement with them. The Union had said that the proposal from the government… Read More
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Zimbabwe: Comedienne stripped naked, forced to drink sewage

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A Zimbabwean comedienne has been reportedly abducted and brutalized for her sketches and acts. Samantha Kureya, known by her stage name “Gonyeti” is a comedienne well known for her acts in Zimbabwe. A political satire group based in Zimbabwe, Bustop TV reported that Kureya was abducted on Wednesday evening. According to Kureya’s family and friends, she was kidnapped by six armed… Read More
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Zimbabwe: Police fire tear gas and beat protesters in Harare

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Zimbabwe police on Friday fired tear gas and beat many opposition supporters who gathered in central Harare for a protest march. The government had banned an anti-government protest although the country’s high court upheld it. Protesters largely members of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) defied the ban. In an attempt to prevent the protest from taking place, police officers… Read More
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Zimbabwe secures $108 mln to fix power crisis

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Zimbabwe’s government said it has secured combined loans of $108 million from the Export-Import Bank of China and Export-Import Bank of India to fix its power crisis. The state-run Herald newspaper reports that the government concluded the loan agreements in the last few months. The loans according to government officials should significantly help to the country’s power generation projects and… Read More
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Zimbabwean born becomes first black to win Miss London

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In May this year Zimbabwean born Vimbai Chapungu made history by winning the Miss London 2019 beauty pageant. She thus became the first black woman to hold the title. It gave Vimbai the chance to represent the city in the Miss England pageant this month. Vimbai is a student undergoing her masters degree at a top university in London. She… Read More
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Food crisis hits Zimbabwe with over 5 million in need of aid

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Zimbabwe has been hit by a food crisis with more than five million people in dire need of food aid. The United Nations has said that most of those without food are close to starvation. The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday launched a $331m appeal to help the country. Zimbabwe is currently battling the effects of drought, a cyclone… Read More
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe hospitalized in Singapore

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Former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has been hospitalized in a Singapore Hospital, local media reported. According to sources in Zimbabwe and those close to the former leader, he has been hospitalized since April this year. He is however reported to be in a stable condition and will remain at the hospital for a while on the advice of his… Read More
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Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe dresses like a ‘rapper’

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There are tons of reactions on social media after former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe was seen dressed like an American hip-pop ‘rapper’. The 95 year old former leader can be seen in a picture circulating on social media sitting in a wheelchair. Posing with his son for a photograph moment on Friday, Mugabe was dressed in an Adidas truck… Read More