Zimbabwe: First Lady Positions Herself for Presidency
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe marked his 93rd birthday last week by squashing any thought he plans to resign or not seek re-election. “If I feel that I can’t do it anymore, I’ll say so to…
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Zimbabwe: Protest Pastor Evan Mawarire Open to Political Run
HARARE — A Zimbabwean pastor accused of subversion for protests against the government of President Robert Mugabe said Friday that he is open to the idea of running for office. Evan Mawarire spoke outside a…
Zimbabwe: Authorities Release Detained Pastor on Bail
HARARE — Authorities in Zimbabwe Thursday released a pastor facing a charge of trying to subvert President Robert Mugabe’s government, a day after the country’s High Court had granted him release on $300 bail. Upon…
Zimbabwe: Evan Mawarire, #ThisFlag Leader Thrown Into Maximum Security Prison
Evan Mawarire, the protest pastor arrested in Harare as he returned from exile in the US this week, is being held in a maximum security prison, one of his lawyers said on Saturday. The #ThisFlag…
Zimbabwe: Anti-Mugabe Protests Leader Returns, Arrested at Airport
SOCIAL movement activist and cleric Evan Mawarire, who was arrested on Wednesday by security agents immediately upon arrival at the Harare International Airport after six months in exile, is expected to appear in court today…
Africa: Trump’s ‘America First’ Pledge Has Echoes of Rhodesia’s Racist White Nationalists
Donald Trump’s bleak inauguration speech has attracted attention for, among other things, employing the phrase “America first”. The term was popularized by the famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and is associated with anti-Semitic and Nazi sympathizers…
Zimbabwe: Brown Sisters Drop Sizzling New Video
The much-anticipated video for the Oskid production Ammara and Chengeto Brown single “Wachu Want” was released on Tuesday. The video is number one and trending in Zimbabwe at the moment, having earned itself 16 000…
Zimbabwe: Plane Carrying Gold Crashes
A private plane crashed in southern Zimbabwe on Monday while transporting gold worth nearly a million dollars. An official with the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe, James Danga confirmed the incident. The plane crashed in…
Zimbabwe: Solar Pump Helps Herders Overcome Drought
LUPANE, ZIMBABWE — Communities in one of the most drought-prone parts of Zimbabwe are ditching farming in favor of cattle raising with support from the United Nations and a local NGO. Mathafeni village about 600…
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Tries to Unite Fractious Party
Mugabe accused the factions of using social media to attack each other, saying “we must not settle our issues through Facebook and Twitter.” “There is a new culture of indiscipline in the party by some…