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4 weeks ago | 
theafricareport.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe |in Harare
One year since the introduction of the Zimbabwean gold (ZiG) – the country’s sixth iteration of a local currency since 2009 – the central bank has failed to win public trust in the ZiG with the US dollar still the favoured currency, both in formally and informally. Get full access to The Africa Report
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1 month ago | 
theafricareport.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe |in Harare
Dressed in full military gear and speaking from an unknown location, war veteran Blessed Geza tapped into the deep-seated discontent that has simmered in Zimbabwe for years as he urged citizens to rise up and take to the streets to demand the resignation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government. Get full access to The Africa Report
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
theafricareport.com | Veneranda Langa |in Harare
The economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe, coupled with a culture of impunity and poor democratic principles has forced young people to push for constitutional amendments that will allow people under 40 years of age to contest presidential elections, says Tatenda Kutsirayi, the spokesperson of newly launched National Constitutional Movement (NCM). Get full access to The Africa Report
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
theafricareport.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe |in Harare
There was uproar in Namibia in October after it was revealed that a South African company, Ren-Form CC, linked to former convict and Zimbabwean Wicknell Chivayo, was awarded a $60m contract by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to print ballot papers for Namibia’s general elections on 27 November to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
theafricareport.com | Veneranda Langa |in Harare
With significant changes in Mozambique’s electoral laws in 2004 to allow for the diaspora vote, Mozambicans in Zimbabwe and other countries like South Africa, Malawi, Portugal, Zambia and Tanzania will be voting on 9 October in their resident countries. FRELIMO’s presidential candidate Daniel Chapo, 47, will face stiff competition from Venâncio Mondlane, an independent candidate, Ossufo Momade of RENAMO (Resistencia Nacional Mocambicana) and Lutero Simango of the Mozambique Democratic Movement.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
theafricareport.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe |in Harare
While President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is ambitiously planning to abandon the US dollar – with plans to make the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) the sole legal tender in Zimbabwe within two years – economists have warned that the conditions for de-dollarisation are not suitable in the short term given the country’s continued over-reliance on the greenback. Get full access to The Africa Report
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
theafricareport.com | Veneranda Langa |in Harare
In April, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa made a statement in an interview with The Sunday Mail dismissing allegations he would run for an unconstitutional third term, hinting that he will step down at the end of his current term. Since then, his supporters have been chanting slogans suggesting he must continue leading the country beyond 2030. Get full access to The Africa Report
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
shorturl.at | Veneranda Langa |in Harare
In April, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa made a statement in an interview with The Sunday Mail dismissing allegations he would run for an unconstitutional third term, hinting that he will step down at the end of his current term. Since then, his supporters have been chanting slogans suggesting he must continue leading the country beyond 2030. Get full access to The Africa Report
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Jul 13, 2024 | 
theafricareport.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe |in Harare
Broken-down farm machinery and weeds dominate the once-vibrant Kondozi Estates, renamed Beverly Hills Estates, located 239km from the capital, Harare, in eastern Zimbabwe. The 550-acre farm used to produce high-quality beans, gooseberries, baby corn, sweet corn, mangetout and sugar snaps that were exported to European retailers, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose, bringing much-needed foreign currency into the country – until it was grabbed by ruling party elites.
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Jul 12, 2024 | 
theafricareport.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe |in Harare
Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and ally of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Anselem Sanyatwe chanted the ruling party slogan and talked about coerced voting to retain ZANU-PF’s power at a gathering in eastern Zimbabwe. Get full access to The Africa Report
