Zimbabwe
6 Apr
Zimbabwe's central bank launched a new "structured currency" backed by gold on Friday, as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and stabilise the country's long-floundering economy. The ZiG -- short for Zimbabwe Gold -- will replace the Zimbabwean dollar which has tumbled in value over the past year, pushing inflation through the roof, Reserve Bank…
25 Mar
With a project value of $280 million, Hills Golf Estate in Zimbabwe is becoming a beacon of luxury and innovation, with a groundbreaking development that combines branded luxury residential and hotel accommodations with a Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Championship standard golf course,
17 Mar
Outside a hospital in rural Zimbabwe, scores of people wait patiently under trees or inside small tents for news of their loved ones.
20 Nov
Warriors of Zimbabwe captain Marvelous Nakamba has lamented his side’s failure to convert the opportunities they had to beat Nigeria’s Super Eagles. The Super Eagles dropped more points after forcing Zimbabwe to a 1-1 draw in Sunday’s Group C 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Rwanda. Walter Musona gave Zimbabwe the lead on 26 minutes…
16 Nov
Players of Zimbabwe’s senior men’s national team, Warriors, are threatening to boycott training Thursday’s over unpaid allowances. The team is in Rwanda where they are preparing for their second Group C match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria‘s Super Eagles at Huye Stadium in Butare on Sunday. In their first game on Wednesday,…
13 Nov
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Group C opponent in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Zimbabwe, has unveiled the Warriors 23-man squad. The Super Eagles will be guests to Zimbabwe on matchday two of the qualifiers on Sunday, 19 November. The Zimbabwe Football Association announced the squad on their X handle on Monday. Among the players selected…
11 Nov
Head Coach, Jose Santos Peseiro, has left out the captain and vice-captain of the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa and William Troost-Ekong, for this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. It is fueling speculations that Peseiro might have retired the duo from the Super Eagles. He, however, invited goalkeeper Maduka Okoye,…
5 Nov
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2 Nov
Former head coach of Zimbabwe’s, Sunday Chidzambwa, has charged the country’s senior men’s national team, Warriors, not to show Nigeria’s Super Eagles respect.
1 Nov
An opposition lawmaker in Zimbabwe was kidnapped, tortured and dumped naked on a sideroad on Wednesday, his party said, as political tensions in the country show no sign of abating after a disputed election.
6 Oct 2023
Zimbabwean authorities have imposed restrictions in several parts of the country, including the capital, to fight a resurgence of cholera-related deaths.
5 Sep 2023
Two Zimbabwean rights lawyers appeared in court on Tuesday on charges of preventing police from questioning their clients, two opposition members who had been allegedly abducted and tortured, sources said.
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