Zimbabwe

All 15 miners trapped for four days in a Zimbabwean gold mine have been rescued, in news given on social media X with video showing the mud-covered workers being greeted by a small cheering crowd at the mine site

Over one million tourists were received between January and September 2023, +52% compared to 2022; in 2024, the country will host the 56th Session of ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Air Zimbabwe successfully relaunched the Victoria Falls-Johannesburg route to take advantage of the demand hopefully generated by delegates attending the UN World Tourism Organisation General Assembly

Dozens of elephants have died of thirst in Zimbabwe's popular Hwange National Park and conservationists fear more will be lost to droughts caused by climate change and the global El Nino weather pattern that dries up waterholes

The South African government has announced the extension of the Zimbabwean exemption permit until November 2025, providing relief to some 178.000 Zimbabweans currently residing in South Africa

The government has purchased a number of new advanced radiotherapy machines, used to treat cancer, which will soon be installed in two large public hospitals

A significant exodus of teachers is taking place with about 300 educators leaving the country every month, according to the Zimbabwe Teachers Association, due to Zimbabwe's relatively low salaries compared to those in other southern African countries

Zimbabwe will reintroduce a local currency to restore economic stability; since 2009 the use of foreign currencies has been authorized and promoted, resulting in a de facto multi-currency system

Newly re-elected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in a new Cabinet; he appointed one of his sons and one of his grandsons to deputy ministerial posts