Zimbabwe

The Senate has approved a bill to abolish the death penalty; all that is missing for it to enter into force is the signature of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sentenced to death in the past and has since said he is against this practice

The country returned to first place in the Miss Intercontinental Africa pageant, thanks to Amanda Peresu-Moyo, after nine years since winning the title last time in December 2015 with Tendai Hunda

Unemployment is the most important problem that Zimbabweans want their government to  address, new Afrobarometer survey indicates; citizens’ other top priorities are food shortage, health, education, water supply, corruption and management of the economy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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