Zimbabwe

Scenes

Watch: The inventor empowering schoolchildren with light in Zimbabwe

In partnership with Media City

Aluwaine Tanaka Manyonga created the Chigubhu Lantern, a solar-powered LED light from recycled waste

29/04/2024

Climate

Bad news for smokers: El Niño is coming for tobacco

Farmers are predicted to lose 20% of their income leaving many to rely on food aid.

13/03/2024

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People given an extra day to cast their votes in Zimbabwe's elections

At many polling stations in Harare and other urban areas, people shoved and shouted at election officials and police officers after being told ballot papers had run out.

24/08/2023

Zimbabwe

Euroviews. In Zimbabwe, Zanu-PF are trying to steal the election again

It is imperative that the EU, UK, US and other democratic voices help Zimbabwe stand tall and show the rest of Africa that the retreat of democracy is not inevitable, Lord Oates writes.

23/08/2023

Zimbabwe

Belarus' leader Lukashenko makes first trip to Zimbabwe

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, travelled to Harare on Monday for talks with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as both leaders attempt to further diplomatic ties.

31/01/2023

Eco-Innovation

How are solar panels saving children’s lives in Zimbabwe?

The southern African country has been experiencing long blackouts while battling polio and measles outbreaks.

30/01/2023

Eco-Innovation

Hydroponics: Inside the refugee camp growing veg without soil

The new technique may prove to be a "climate change buster" in rural and semi-urban areas in Zimbabwe and beyond. Here's how it works.

04/12/2022

Scenes

Meet the female football team representing Zimbabwe at the Street Child World Cup in Qatar

In partnership with Media City

"I saw joining the team as an opportunity to build something. YASD has helped many young women; it took me out of a lot of negative places."

28/11/2022

Nature

Zimbabwe is moving 2,500 wild animals due to climate change

Climate change has now replaced poaching as the 'biggest threat' to the country's wildlife, staff at Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority say.

05/09/2022

Climate

How the tobacco industry is sending Zimbabwe’s forests up in smoke

Around 60,000 hectares of forests are burnt every year to cure tobacco, as farmers lack the space to grow their own trees.

14/08/2022

Culture news

Paintings return home to Zimbabwe after 70 years forgotten in London

"The Stars are Bright" exhibition is now showing in Zimbabwe for the first time since the collection left the country more than 70 years ago. But where were the paintings discovered?

10/08/2022

Zimbabwe

Solar-powered tricycles ease burden for Zimbabwe's small-scale farmers

For years, selling eggs was a joyless business for Danai Bvochora, as most of the money she made went to cover minibus fares to the market in a rural area of Zimbabwe. That was until she was given a solar-powered electric tricycle, which changed things for the better for her and her family.

04/08/2022

Nature

Why sunflowers and dried mangoes are life-saving crops in Zimbabwe

Farmers in Gokwe South are experimenting with drought-resilient crops as climate change affects their harvests.

01/07/2022

Nature

How are these everyday objects fighting wildlife crime in Africa?

This first of its kind initiative lets you own part of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation’s story.

04/10/2021

Travel News

Zimbabwe floods Victoria Falls with vaccines to help tourism

Country officials are hoping to rebuild the economy through travel, starting with Victoria Falls.

10/08/2021

Climate

The churches empowering communities to beat climate change in Zimbabwe

With drought threatening food security in the capital of Harare, one sustainability programme is encouraging citizens to harvest their own water.

10/07/2021

Green News

The innovative new project saving Zimbabwe’s bees from extinction

Bees have been struggling to survive in Zimbabwe - but this radical sanctuary programme could be the answer.

12/09/2020

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Zimbabwe doctors protest alleged abduction

Dozens of doctors marched at Zimbabwe's biggest hospital on Sunday, demanding the release of a union boss believed to be abducted after calling for a pay strike.

15/09/2019

Zimbabwe

Watch again: Robert Mugabe's state funeral held in Zimbabwe

The former president died on September aged 95.

14/09/2019

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Coffin of Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe arrives in Harare

The body of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe lay in state at a Harare soccer stadium on Thursday (September 12).

12/09/2019

Zimbabwe

Robert Mugabe, former president of Zimbabwe, dies aged 95

Robert Mugabe, former president of Zimbabwe, dies aged 95

06/09/2019

Zimbabwe

Euroviews. Zimbabwe’s post-Mugabe reforms need the support of the West ǀ View

No one should underestimate the scale of the mountain facing Zimbabwe after 37 years under Mugabe. The presidential election in 2018 was a turning point, with voters having a real choice for the first time in decades.

02/08/2019

Zimbabwe

Erectile dysfunction medication in soft drinks?

In total, an estimated €117 million worth of food and drink was seized

21/06/2019

Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans told to keep off streets as government cracks down on protests

At least three killed as fuel price demonstrations turn violent

21/01/2019

Zimbabwe

Mnangagwa urges Zimbabwe to unite behind his presidency

As Emmerson Mnangagwa took the oath of office, he reiterated he will call an independent inquiry into the army crackdown following the vote in which six people died

26/08/2018

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe election challenge

Opposition call for vote re-run

11/08/2018