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1 month ago |
elpais.com | Adnan Abidi |Kai Pfaffenbach |Philimon Bulawayo
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2 months ago |
sowetanlive.co.za | Lenin Ndebele |Philimon Bulawayo
A general view of commuters in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, April 1, 2025. Potential political instability posed by calls in Zimbabwe for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down from within his ruling party Zanu-PF could present challenges for SA, which has its pressing economic challenges. Two major socio-economic problems in SA namely unemployment and poverty are relatively worse in Zimbabwe.
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2 months ago |
sowetanlive.co.za | Koena Mashale |Philimon Bulawayo
Riot police officers are transported on a truck in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, March 31, 2025. Zimbabwe does not belong to the people of the country, it belongs to the army. These are the words of war veteran Admore Ncube, who said real change in the country can only come through democratic elections.
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Jan 15, 2025 |
sowetanlive.co.za | Nyasha Chingono |Philimon Bulawayo
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure as president could be extended. File photo Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party wants to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term in office by two years until 2030, a party spokesman said on Tuesday. He gave no details of how this could be achieved or whether constitutional changes would be sought to enable the 82-year-old Zanu-PF leader to stay on.
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Oct 7, 2024 |
sowetanlive.co.za | Phathu Luvhengo |Philimon Bulawayo
Limpopo has been hit by a drought that has killed some livestock. File photo. Limpopo farmers who have no resources to feed their livestock have been advised to sell the animals to avoid them starving to death. The province is experiencing a severe drought that has already resulted in some livestock dying. Agri Limpopo CEO Deidre Carter described the situation as dire, saying most parts of the province were dry and farmers were praying for rain.
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Jul 30, 2024 |
sowetanlive.co.za | Philimon Bulawayo
The winds of change are sweeping across our continent as citizens are taking power into their own hands for meaningful change. The economic hardships, high rates of unemployment, widespread corruption and high inflation are reasons for citizens protesting in different forms. It all started in Zambia in 2021 when the population turned out in their numbers to vote for a change amid the economic challenges, high inflation and mismanagement of state resources.
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Jul 10, 2024 |
sowetanlive.co.za | Nyasha Chingono |Philimon Bulawayo
Zimbabwe is among the hardest hit by drought in the region, affecting crop yields. Neighbours Zambia and Malawi have declared states of disaster as a result of the drought. File image Zimbabwe has revised its economic growth forecast downwards as Southern Africa's worst drought in decades ravages crop yields, its finance minister told Reuters on Wednesday, but a bounce back in growth is likely in 2025.
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Jun 25, 2024 |
sowetanlive.co.za | Kenneth Mokgatlhe |Philimon Bulawayo
Supporters of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at a rally. It is very disappointing to see Zimbabwe, the “breadbasket of Africa'', starting a war with Zambia over nothing. Zimbabwe should be condemned for undermining regional institutions such as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and African Union (AU), and sorting Africa’s dirty linen to European countries, whom we often accused of interfering in our affairs in individual African countries.
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Jun 21, 2024 |
theafricanmirror.africa | Philimon Bulawayo
CHINA’S nickel giant Tsingshan Holding Group has started production at its $1 billion steel plant in central Zimbabwe, a company official said. Tsingshan’s Dinson Iron and Steel Company will produce 600,000 metric tons of carbon steel annually during the first phase of its operations, project director Wilfred Motsi told reporters during a tour of the plant. “We have started to produce pig iron, which is a raw material used for the production of steel.
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Jun 20, 2024 |
reuters.com | Philimon Bulawayo
MVUMA, Zimbabwe, June 20 (Reuters) - China's nickel giant Tsingshan Holding Group has started production at its $1 billion steel plant in central Zimbabwe, a company official said on Thursday. Tsingshan's Dinson Iron and Steel Company will produce 600,000 metric tons of carbon steel annually during the first phase of its operations, project director Wilfred Motsi told reporters during a tour of the plant.