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Zimbabwe

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    The seven African governments using Israeli cyberespionage tools

    By Suraya Dadoo
    February 23, 2021
    A recent report detected several government agencies using Circles’ platforms to snoop on texts, calls and locate private individuals. As internet penetration and smartphone ...
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  • President Cyril Ramaphosa of South African with President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe in 2019. Credit: GCIS.
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    Can South Africa come to Zimbabwe’s rescue by ending “quiet diplomacy”?

    By Ian Scoones
    February 1, 2021
    Western diplomats’ holier-than-thou rhetoric is unlikely to help. South Africa can be more understanding, sensitive and practical. Zimbabwe’s worsening economic and political crises seem ...
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    I’m a Zimbabwean doctor. The crisis is even worse than you think.

    By A Zimbabwean doctor
    August 19, 2020
    Doctors and nurses are on strike. We’re having to turn patients away. Morale is the lowest it’s ever been.  You may have heard about ...
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  • Hopewell Chin'ono, the award-winning Zimbabwean journalist, was arrested on 20 July. Credit: Friends of Hopewell Chin'ono.
    PoliticsZimbabwe

    #FreeHopewellNow: An open letter to the AU and SADC

    By Various co-signatories
    July 31, 2020
    Over a hundred African writers call on the AU and SADC to end their silence and suspend Zimbabwe. Dear African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki ...
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  • Chin'ono A woman wearing a Covid19 protective mask walks past a group of police officers on patrol in Bulawayo CBD, 1 April 2020. Credit photo : KB Mpofu / ILO
    PoliticsTop storyZimbabwe

    In Zimbabwe, no one can breathe

    By Panashe Chigumadzi
    July 30, 2020
    Most worryingly for the corrupt and clueless government, even the security forces deployed to crush dissent are suffering. On 20 July, police in Zimbabwe ...
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    A passport is a privilege in Zimbabwe

    By Kudzai Mubaiwa
    July 28, 2020
    My passport is one of my most prized possessions. You can’t always get another one even if you have the money. This is the ...
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  • Tendai Biti and his five fellow MDC colleagues that were arrested on 5 June 2020. Credit: MDC Alliance.
    PoliticsTop storyZimbabwe

    Tendai Biti: The story of my arrest in Mnangagwa’s tinpot Zimbabwe

    By Tendai Biti
    June 9, 2020
    “It was farcical and surreal like a poorly scripted Mr Bean film without the comedy”, says MDC Alliance vice-president of his recent arrest. A ...
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    Covid-19EconomyZimbabwe

    “It’s lucrative”: Zimbabwe’s farmers turn to social media to stop the rot

    By Andrew Mambondiyani
    April 30, 2020
    Many farmers can no longer sell their produce due to the lockdown, but some are managing through online marketing and home deliveries. Read all ...
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    Podcast: Never, ever, explain satire (plus plenty of COVID-19)

    By Into Africa
    April 17, 2020
    Read all our COVID-19 coverage  Welcome to the latest episode of the Into Africa podcast created in partnership with African Arguments. Into Africa is ...
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    SocietyTop storyZimbabwe

    Equality at the wheel: Zimbabwe’s female bus drivers

    By Farai Shawn Matiashe
    March 5, 2020
    Just a few years ago, men dominated Zimbabwe’s public transport sector. Not anymore.  When it rains in Harare during rush hour, chaos usually follows. ...
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