The iREPPRESENT International Documentary Film Festival (iREP), has announced the critically acclaimed film, President by Camilla Nielsson as the festival opening/star screening for its 12th edition, According to a statement, the festival opens at Terra Kulture, Lagos on Thursday 17th…
Fear and anger as cholera strikes again in Zimbabwe (Guardian)
Sixty-year-old Emma Zhakata winces, struggling to hold back tears as she relates how her husband, one of 32 cholera victims in Zimbabwe, died within hours of falling ill. She never suspected her 69-year-old husband, Wonder Zhakata, would die suddenly after…
Zimbabwe court rejects opposition bid to annul election results (Aljazeera)
Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court has unanimously dismissed a bid by the largest opposition coalition to annul the results of last month’s presidential election, which gave a victory to incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa. Chief Justice Luke Malaba said on Friday that the Movement for Democratic…
Getting rid of Robert Mugabe wasn’t enough to change Zimbabwe’s election habits (QZ)
This week, Zimbabweans voted in an election deemed historic because for the first time since independence in 1980, Robert Mugabe would not be on the ballot. It was meant to be a watershed moment for the country, and yet this…
Zimbabwe election: Opposition rejects ‘fake’ poll results (BBC)
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader has dismissed “unverified fake results” after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared winner of the first election since the ousting of Robert Mugabe. Nelson Chamisa’s MDC Alliance vowed to launch a legal challenge, saying the vote was rigged.…
Zimbabwe election: Mnangagwa and Chamisa both upbeat (BBC)
Zimbabwe is awaiting the results of its landmark elections, with both frontrunners saying they are confident. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he had received “extremely positive” information but opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said his party was “winning resoundingly”. Zimbabwe is electing…
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe rejects ruling party ahead of Historic Elections (Time)
In a surprise address to the nation after months of silence, Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe emerged just hours before Monday’s historic election declaring that “I will not vote for those who have illegally taken power” and turning his back…
Zimbabwe opposition pledges $100bn economy if it wins vote (News24)
Zimbabwe’s main opposition party announced on Thursday it will create a $100bn economy within a decade and re-establish ties with Israel – a major foreign policy shift – if it wins July 30 elections. The MDC-T, which has re-energised under…