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Zimbabwe appeals for calm as some centres run out of COVID-19 vaccines

Zimbabwe's government said citizens should not panic because it had enough COVID-19 vaccines for those needing a second shot after some centres ran out of doses this week and turned…

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Photo Story – 3,000 prisoners benefit from Presidential Amnesty amid Coronavirus pandemic

Prisoners kneel behind a gate just before their release at Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, 17 April 2021. 3,000 prisoners have been freed from prison through the Presidential Amnesty…

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Photo Story: Christmas decorations in Harare, Zimbabwe

The Christmas celebrations in 2020 will be affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and effects as well as a weak economy that has left workers with little disposable income. Via EPA-EFE/AARON…

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U.N. warns that 60% of Zimbabweans threatened by hunger

The U.N. food agency on Thursday appealed for an additional $250 million to provide relief to millions of Zimbabweans as the COVID-19 pandemic bites and warned that 60% of the…

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New lockdown measures introduced in Zimbabwe

A soldier and police officers stand on the roadside for security checks in Harare, Zimbabwe, 22 July 2020. As from 22 July 2020 a dusk to dawn curfew will be…

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Zimbabwe’s Health Minister sacked after corruption allegation

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sacked health minister Obadiah Moyo with immediate effect for inappropriate conduct, a statement from the presidency shared by information ministry secretary Nick Mangwana on Twitter…

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UN warns Zimbabwe ‘on brink of man-made starvation’

Zimbabwe is on the brink of man-made starvation; a UN official has warned. More than 60% of the country's 14 million people are considered food-insecure, according to the findings. Hyperinflation,…

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Tight security as Zimbabwe’s Mugabe gets a private burial

Security is tight as the family of long-time Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe prepares to bury him at his rural home in Zvimba. The funeral is a highly private farewell following…

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African leaders gather in Zimbabwe for Mugabe’s state funeral

African leaders are gathering in Zimbabwe's capital Harare as the country prepares for former president Robert Mugabe's funeral on Saturday. More than a dozen current and former leaders, including South…

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Zimbabwe settles row to give Mugabe hero’s burial

Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe will be buried in the National Heroes Acre monument in Harare, his family says, following a row with the government over his final resting site.…

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Uncertainty over Robert Mugabe’s final burial place

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe who died Friday in Singapore at the age of 95, is scheduled to be buried on Sunday, September 15, in a location yet to be…

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Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe dies aged 95

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, dies at the age of 95. Mugabe had ruled Zimbabwe since 1980 and was the world's oldest head of state before his dramatic exit…

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Photo Story: Protests in Zimbabwe

A man runs away from a member Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) during clashes in Harare during the Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance Peace March. The anti-government march is to protest the…

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UN warns that a third of population in Zimbabwe faces food crisis

More than five million people in Zimbabwe - about a third of the population - need food aid, with many coming close to starving, the UN says. The World Food…

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(Watch) Zimbabwe President survives ‘assassination’ attempt

The Telegraph: Emmerson Mnangagwa , the Zimbabwean president, has been evacuated from a campaign rally following an explosion. Mr Mnangagwa was uninjured in the blast and has been evacuated. Spokesman…

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