Africa Zimbabwe Six months after the introduction of the ZIG, the sixth new currency in Zimbabwe in the past 15 years, pledges of stability failed as the new money was abruptly devalued by 43% in late September, and its black-market value has tumbled even further
Africa Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa joined the voice of other countries urging the British government to apologise for the century of colonial rule (1890-1980), during which indigenous peoples were dispossessed of their land and subjected to gross abuses
Africa Zimbabwe The Vehicle Inspection Department has banned people working in its depots from wearing clothes that are too short, such as shorts, sleeveless tops and mini-skirts
Africa Zimbabwe Approximately 4.000 local and foreign white farmers who lost land and property over 20 years ago in farm confiscations aimed at righting certain wrongs of colonialism will be reimbursed
Africa Zimbabwe The amount of US dollars that travellers can take out of the country has been simnifically reduced by a regulation introduced last month by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, now officially implemented by the government
Africa Zimbabwe 200 elephants are scheduled to be culled to feed communities facing the most acute hunger after the worst drought in forty years, wildlife authorities said
Africa Zimbabwe In 2023, over 4.500 female students dropped out of school after becoming pregnant, of whom at least 150 attended primary school, said the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education
Africa Zimbabwe Starlink, SpaceX's satellite broadband service, is now available in Zimbabwe and offers internet connectivity for $50 per month, plus a one-off cost of $350 for the installation kit, according to the company's website
Africa Zimbabwe The country prepares to reduce prices of meat and poultry products following the recent policy directive to eliminate Value Added Tax to improve food accessibility and nutritional intake
Africa Zimbabwe The country has rejected the call of UN experts to release several human rights activists recently arrested and detained by the authorities, saying that respect for sovereignty is paramount
Africa Zimbabwe Experts from Russian company HeliDrive, that supplied Zimbabwe with 18 helicopters, 6 of which will be used as air ambulances, are training pilots, doctors, nurses and health personnel to operate in national air ambulance service by the end of the year
Africa Zimbabwe Fossils found on the shores of Lake Kariba represent a completely new species of dinosaur, the fourth dinosaur species from the country, being studied by scientists from the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe with international colleagues
Africa Zimbabwe 7,6 million Zimbabweans, almost half the population, are in need of aid given the severe drought in the country, the UN has reported; in June, the UN appealed for $429 million, but funding has been slow to materialise