By Des H. Rikhotso From 2008 to 2022, Africa defied monolithic narratives. While the continent is often painted with a single brush – either as a...
By Dishant Shah On paper, Africa is a geological powerhouse. The continent harbors nearly 30 percent of the world’s known reserves of cobalt, lithium, manganese, rare...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last week, global attention turned to Beijing as China staged an elaborate commemoration marking the 80th anniversary of World War II. Among...
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Shaib Kyari, led a delegation to Zimbabwe to study its successful agricultural strategies, particularly those driving record-breaking wheat...
Bloomberg | Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa declined an offer by the ruling party to extend his term of office by two years until 2030. The Zimbabwe...
Bloomberg | Zimbabwe’s central bank governor John Mushayavanhu said he will consider using the country’s reserves to protect the bullion-backed currency against severe market disruptions. Mushayavanhu...
Bloomberg | Zimbabwe’s cabinet said it has approved a roadmap to abandon US dollars in favor of its bullion-backed currency in transactions, a strategy that Finance...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has allocated US$400 million to support Zimbabwean-based pan-African companies aiming to invest across the continent. This initiative is anticipated to bolster...
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced on Monday that his administration is currently in negotiations with Zimbabwean authorities to extend the Machipanda railway into Botswana. The Machipanda...
Bloomberg | Zimbabwe’s new central bank Governor John Mushayavanhu has done the seemingly impossible in his first 100 days – created a stable currency and tamed...
A recently commissioned iron and steel facility in Zimbabwe, with an investment of US$1.5 billion and constructed by Chinese firms, has officially commenced operations with the...
By James Boafo, Eric Stemn, Jacob Obodai and Philip Nti Nkrumah Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and...
Bloomberg | Zimbabwe’s new currency the ZiG continued to strengthen against the dollar as more companies switched their payment systems to the unit. About 20 of...
Zimbabwe is gearing up to introduce a novel financial instrument dubbed “Zim Gold (ZiG)” – a structured currency tethered to foreign currencies and gold. This initiative,...
Reuters | Zimbabwe’s cabinet on Tuesday agreed to abolish the death penalty following months of debate in parliament, choosing instead to impose lengthy prison sentences for...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last year – 2023 – was a busy one for Africa as far as elections were concerned. Multiple states in different geopolitical...
Reuters | Zimbabwe’s elections commission said late on Saturday that incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa had won this week’s presidential election with roughly 53 percent of the vote,...
Bloomberg | The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has stockpiled 300,000 carats of diamonds under new regulations which compel miners to pay half of their royalties using...
By Caroline Kimeu When Ugandans Maureen Agena and Edward Echwalu arrived at the Lesotho border during their five-month road trip across east and southern Africa, the...
Bloomberg | South Africa extended for a second time special permits allowing Zimbabwean nationals to live and work in the country until the end of the...
CoinDesk | The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), plans to introduce a gold-backed digital currency as legal tender to help stabilize the local currency, the Zim...
Reuters | Zimbabwe’s economy could grow 6 percent this year, better than a previous forecast for 3.8 percent growth, thanks to a strong performance by agriculture...
By Gregory Simpkins There has been increasing talk about a New World Order created by the alliance primarily of China and Russia, along with other nations...
Bloomberg | Zimbabwe has banned the export of unprocessed raw lithium with immediate effect as part of efforts to have the key raw material in electric-vehicle...
AP | Zimbabwe says it is on the brink of its biggest wheat harvest in history, thanks in large part to efforts to overcome food supply...
Reuters | Ugandan film producer Raymond Malinga, whose work will feature in an upcoming Disney anthology of animated films from across Africa, hopes the project will...
AP | Zimbabwe has launched a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign that includes jabbing children aged 12 and above to rescue a drive faltering due to vaccine...
Bloomberg | African governments are playing catch-up in vaccinating their populations against the coronavirus, with just 12 percent of the continent’s 1.3 billion people fully inoculated...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a US$1.5 million grant to assess policy gaps in the digital trade and e-commerce...
The Bahamas government has reversed its policy of imposing travel restrictions on persons coming from certain African countries, indicating that the decision had been taken due...
Our health team has advised that it is not necessary at this time to impose a travel ban on South African countries - St. Kitts &...
Xinhua | Zimbabwe on Monday launched a national HIV/AIDS strategic plan which is set to guide resource allocation and implementation of the country’s HIV response for...
By David Thomas Africa’s film and audiovisual industry could create over 20 million jobs and an extra US$20 billion in annual revenues with further investment, according...
As the country continues to experience a power crunch.
The southern African country is beginning to see a reduction in numbers of infections
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Since 1996, Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa's Higherlife Foundation has provided education to vulnerable and orphaned African children.
Aliko Dangote, has revealed that Dangote Cement will invest in a US$400 million cement plant in Zimbabwe. The billionaire, also told journalists, that the Dangote Group...
Zimbabwe has suspended a 15 percent tax on raw platinum exports after mining companies asked the government to give them 2 years to set up smelters...
By Murithi Mutiga So what that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is the new African Union (AU) chairman? How many people know whom he replaced in that...
Zimbabwean farmers may produce its first grain surplus since 2000, the year President Robert Mugabe’s administration began backing a the land redistribution program of acquiring white-owned...
A World Bank official has warned Zimbabwe against using its minerals as collateral to secure loans, with the debt ridden country currently struggling to meet financial...
A Zimbabwe banking survey has revealed that locals prefer doing business with foreign owned financial houses as they are perceived to be safe and reliable compared...
In a surprise move, Information minister Jonathan Moyo said the government was in the process of reviewing indigenization laws, which compel foreign businesses to hand over...
The African Development Bank is considering three ways it could help Zimbabwe clear its huge debts. The bank also says it will settle on a rescue...
Zimbabwe telecommunications giant, Econet Wireless, is diversifying into road construction, as it seeks to bail out government on its ambitious economic plan, the Zimbabwe Agenda for...
Zimbabwe is outpacing the rest of Africa in mobile phone growth as adoption of handsets in the country has risen from 26% of households in 2008...
At a forum in Zimbabwe, the Institute for Sustainable Africa urged small-to-medium sized Zimbabwean businesses to introduce sustainable business practices in order to attract investment. According to...
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. PHOTO/Reuters Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has revealed that he will not “anoint a successor” as the lobbying for his post continues to...
Zimbabwe’s latest economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socioeconomic Transformation (ZimAsset), received a critical boost after the World Bank endorsed it. ZimAsset, sponsored by President...
Using solar energy initiatives, the Zimbabwe Resources Foundation has given solar kits to 100 women entrepreneurs in various communities in Manicaland. The kits include solar panels,...
Zimbabwean users of the mobile money platform, EcoCash, are now able to access urgent loans of up to $500 using their cellphones. With over 3 million...
British companies are quite keen on investing in Zimbabwe, but a perceived lack of respect for property rights and an uncertain business environment remain drawbacks, a...
John Mangudya, chief executive of the country’s biggest private bank CBZ Holdings succeeds Gideon Gono whose term ended in November last year. He will begin work...
Malawi’s Electoral Commission (MEC) plans to release a preliminary voters list on Monday to allow prospective voters to verify their information before the May 20 general...
Zimbabwe’s safari industry has set a target of $85 million revenue inflow for the 2014 hunting season. However, questions remain if this is attainable, as the...
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, who turns 90 on Friday, says he is not retiring soon and will deal decisively with party leaders who are vying to...
Zimbabwe plans to sell diamonds from its eastern Marange fields in Dubai and Shanghai starting in March as it expands a marketing push for the stones...
Despite the portrayals of blacks as uncivilized savages, our achievements never cease to amaze. Enjoy this video about the Lost Kingdom of Zimbabwe and see the...
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s ruling party has rejected calls for dialogue by the main opposition to resolve the country’s worsening economic problems saying its rivals were...
Remittances by Zimbabweans in the Diaspora sent through money transfer agencies and formal banking channels declined by 15 percent last year to $1.8 billion, the country’s...
(Bloomberg) – Zambia plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund to spur investment outside the mining industry of Africa’s biggest copper producer. The fund will be...
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. PHOTO/Reuters Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has indicated a willingness for “tit-for-tat” retaliation against companies from Britain and the United States on Sunday...
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe during his inauguration, August. 22, 2013. PHOTO/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has been sworn in for another 5 year term...
Newly re-elected Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe in a bid to carry out his campaign promises, intends to transform the economy by transferring more wealth to its...
A voter casts her vote in the Zimbabwe presidential elections, Wednesday July 31, 2013. PHOTO/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP In an election that poses one of the biggest threats...
(AFP) – Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Sunday he was launching his election campaign despite worries that the poll is taking place before all democratic...
Simba Makoni. PHOTO/File Zimbabwe presidential contender Simba Makoni has withdrawn his candidacy in a bid to back a single candidate that will run and possibly defeat...
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Sunday he will abide by a court ruling to hold crucial elections before the end of July despite objections from...
(Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said regional leaders will hold a summit to discuss how to fund an election later this year. Cash strapped Zimbabwe...
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (pictured), signed a new constitution into law on Wednesday, replacing a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule...
West Indies continued to pile on the pressure against Zimbabwe as they reached 295 for four in reply to Zimbabwe’s first innings total of 175 at...
Voters in Zimbabwe look set to endorse a new constitution curbing the powers presidency, early results showed on Sunday, in a step toward elections to determine...
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe (pictured) has issued an official proclamation on Friday setting March 16 as the date for the nation to vote on a new...
Zimbabwe justice ministry says the head of the nation’s election commission has resigned for health reasons weeks away from a referendum on a new constitution followed...
Scientists in Zimbabwe say a freshwater crayfish introduced from Australia is breeding out of control in the northern Lake Kariba, devouring the food sources of other...
(Reuters) – Impala Platinum, the world’s second-largest platinum miner, has agreed to sell a majority stake in its Zimbabwe unit to local black investors for US$971...
Platinum miners at work at the Unki mine in Zimbabwe. PHOTO/AFP Anglo American Platinum, the world’s largest miner of the metal, has agreed to transfer majority...
Miners at work in Zimbabwe. PHOTO/File (Reuters) – Around 60 miners trapped underground on Tuesday after an accident and fire at Zimbabwe’s Mimosa platinum mine have...
Zimbabwe has taken majority ownership of all foreign-owned mining companies, Zimbabwe’s black empowerment minister said Thursday, a move the prime minister told companies to ignore, saying...
Zimbabwe has set sights on the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging world economic powerhouses as a source of trade and...
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) as met with its African member states, as part of its continental fundraising efforts. The consultations on the fringes of...
Zimbabwe’s forcing of foreign firms to hand over a 51 percent stake will scare away much-needed investment, with no clarity on how the cash-strapped state will...
The Cahora Bassa hydroelectric plant in Mozambique, provides electricity to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Mozambique’s power utility has cut off electricity supplies to Zimbabwe over...
Zimbabwe’s heavyweight neighbour South Africa on Monday dismissed a push by President Robert Mugabe for new polls without long-delayed reforms required by the country’s unity deal....
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe. PHOTO/File A draft of a proposed new Zimbabwean constitution would prohibit the country’s longtime president from running in the next election. Loyalists...
Divine Ndhlukula, Founder and CEO of SECURICO proudly holds up the Africa Awards 2011 trophy Divine Ndhlukula, a Zimbabwean national, is the founder and Managing Director...
(Reuters) -Zimbabwe’s projected economic growth in 2012 depends on a stable political environment which could be undermined if a contentious general election takes place, the African...
Zimbabwe’s long-time ruler expressed confidence Thursday that his party can win proposed elections, saying there was no need for coercive campaigning or political violence because voters...
(Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s economy is likely to continue its strong recovery next year from a decade of decline, posting GDP growth of 9.4 percent compared with...
Zimbabwe’s foreign minister is calling for reform of the United Nations Security Council following the “extrajudicial” killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi. NATO’s role in Libya...
(Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe’s failing health has likely forced his Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party to press for early elections in...
South Africa and Zambia have approved the US$1.1 billion bid by China’s Jinchuan Group for copper and cobalt producer Metorex, bringing closer prospects for the deal...
Zimbabwe will soon probe foreign-owned firms to establish their level of compliance with a law requiring them to sell at least a 51 percent shareholding in...
President Robert Mugabe's Zanu PF party dismissed Monday a "confidential" cable released by WikiLeaks that claims the Zimbabwean leader has cancer.
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - He insisted sanctions by Western nations have stalled training and modernization programs in the military...
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The United Nations says the southern African country of Zimbabwe needs more than $480 million this year in food, health and humanitarian aid....
Zimbabwe's electoral commission is not able to conduct the country's elections this year unless it gets cash injection from the government; a state-owned weekly newspaper reported...
To be a successful entrepreneur in Africa, you must have raw courage, and blind perseverance to overcome mind-boggling bureaucracy and limited access to credit. In spite...
Zimbabwe is given the green light to sell diamonds from its rich Marange diamond fields, in a controversial decision that splits industry regulators in the Kimberley...
African migrants send home billions Mashonaland, Zimbabwe (CNN) — They might have left their countries to earn themselves a living abroad but for millions of Africans...
