Inflation soars to over 130% in Zimbabwe
Inflation soared to 131.7 percent in Zimbabwe in May, as the Russian-Ukraine war in Ukraine has worsened an already battered economy, the national statistics office […]
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Kenya, Zimbabwe excluded from AfCON-2023
Kenya and Zimbabwe, whose federations have been suspended by FIFA because of government interference, will not play in the next African Cup of Nations (AfCON) […]
Rihanna launches her beauty products on the African market
The successful Barbadian pop star and entrepreneur launches her cosmetics line Fenty Beauty on the continent at the end of May. The commercial offensive shows […]
Zimbabwe: Authorities deny harboring and aiding Rwandan fugitive Protais Mpiranya
He was wanted by the UN justice system for 22 years for his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda. Last […]
Rwandan genocide fugitive Protais Mpiranya confirmed dead
For more than 20 years, the justice system considered him to be on the run. But Protais Mpiranya, Rwanda’s most wanted fugitive for his alleged […]
Zimbabwe: Government freezes bank loans
Zimbabwe’s government came under fire last Saturday for imposing a freeze on bank lending, a move that will encourage the development of a shadow banking […]
Zimbabwe redistributes land abandoned by black farmers
Zimbabwe has begun redistributing unused land that was given to black farmers during President Mugabe’s bloody land reforms of the early 2000s, Agriculture Minister Anxious […]
Zimbabwe: New York Times correspondent to be tried in late April
The New York Times correspondent in Zimbabwe, accused of helping foreign journalists obtain false accreditation, will finally be tried at the end of April, the […]
Ten dead in attempted robbery of cash couriers in South Africa
South African police said Monday they killed 10 suspects and wounded five of their men in an attempted robbery of a cash courier in Johannesburg, […]
Zimbabwe: Opposition leader Tendai Biti, briefly detained
An opposition figure in Zimbabwe, former Finance minister Tendai Biti, was detained Monday for several hours while campaigning for parliamentary by-elections in Harare, a spokeswoman […]