‘I need to be in the streets so I don’t go hungry’: Zimbabwe’s lockdown tests shaky economy
On 30 March, Zimbabwe began a three-week lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus.…
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Robert Mugabe dies at 95
Robert Mugabe, the one-time freedom fighter who led Zimbabwe to independence before ruling his country with an iron fist for 37 years, has died.…
Zimbabwe’s currency crisis hits gold production
Inflation, currency shortages and energy shortages are taking their toll on gold production in Zimbabwe, causing hardship for miners and reducing export receipts.…
Wimmer Financial in talks to finance a lithium mine in Zimbabwe
As lithium prices remain under pressure with the surge in global demand for lithium-ion battery vehicles, Wimmer Financial LLP is in talks to finance a lithium mine in Zimbabwe, reports Tanzeel Akhtar.…
Three countries count the cost of Cyclone Idai
In late March, an intense tropical cyclone hit Southern Africa, wreaking destruction across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.…
Namibia moves towards land expropriation
Land reform is a pressing issue in Namibia. …
In conversation with Ahmad Mokhles, Liquid Telecom’s COO
Ahmad Mokhles, Liquid Telecom’s COO, discusses the company’s plans to install fibre optic infrastructure linking up Central and West Africa. …
Zimbabwe businesses reacts to Mnangagwa win
Zimbabwe applies to rejoin the Commonwealth
Zimbabwe has applied to rejoin the Commonwealth, fifteen years after former president Robert Mugabe withdrew the country from the organisation in acrimonious circumstances.…
MDC’s Chamisa gears up for fight of his life
Reeling from the recent death of its influential former leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, and facing its first major election of the post-Mugabe era, Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) might be expected to play down its chances of success in the upcoming presidential election.…