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…
Manufacturing, agriculture key to economic growth, development says Dangote
Executive Director of the Dangote Group, Hajiya Halima Dangote, has urged millennials in Nigeria and across Africa to diversify from service-oriented enterprises to manufacturing and agriculture in a bid to fast-track the development of the continent and better life for…
Following disputed election, Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe’s President (NPR)
The stands at Zimbabwe’s national stadium were filled with tens of thousands of people celebrating the victory of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Many of the women wore wraps printed with Mnangagwa’s smiling face. The men wore his signature scarf: Red, green,…
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…
Mnangagwa critic charged over facebook comments (Thezimbabwean)
Zimbabwean authorities have arrested Munyaradzi Shoko, the leader of the Children of Zimbabwe War Veterans’ Association (Cozwa), a known critic of President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa and charged him with criminal nuisance for allegedly posting some offensive statements on Facebook against the…
US sanctions on Zimbabwe – truths, history and lies (Thezimbabwemail)
A new regime of US sanctions has just been signed into law, opening a fresh front in the increasingly polarised political debate in Zimbabwe. Critics say they hurt the economy, while supporters say the measures are justified due to Zimbabwe’s…
The 40-year-old novel that saw Zimbabwe’s future (Quartz)
If Dambudzo Marechera had not existed, Zimbabwe would have invented him. Despite his demise, aged 36, on Aug. 18, 1987, the mythology that surrounds Marechera is as obscuring as it is fascinating. His mythical boldness bore little resemblance to his…
Maiden Lagos Fringe Festival holds November
The Inaugural Lagos Fringe Festival will take place from November 11 through 18, 2018 in Lagos, Nigeria. It is a festival for performing arts and interdisciplinary conversations, and will feature local and international artistes from South Africa, UK., U.S.A., Ghana,…
Emmerson Mnangagwa says disputed Zimbabwe election ‘behind us’ (Nation)
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday called on the country to move on from its disputed elections, despite his victory being challenged in court over alleged fraud and his inauguration delayed. The country’s first election since the fall of Robert…
Mnangagwa urges Zimbabweans to move on after post-election unrest (Reuters)
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday said Zimbabweans should now unite to rebuild the economy and put behind them the election period that saw six people being killed after the army stepped in to quell post-election protests this month. In his…