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Who are the Gold Mafia? Godmen, conmen and a president’s niece

Gangs that smuggle gold and launder money, that is what the Gold Mafia investigation is about. But who are they exactly?

Al Jazeera

How a ‘Gold Mafia’ is looting Southern Africa, washing dirty cash

Al Jazeera infiltrates large gold-smuggling rings and reveals a giant money laundering scheme.

Al Jazeera

‘Like slaves’: Zimbabwe farmworkers lash out at work conditions

Farm labourers in Zimbabwe are decrying colonial-era working & living conditions that they say still defines their jobs.

Al Jazeera

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Robert Mugabe’s son charged in Zimbabwe for damaging cars at party

Son of late authoritarian ruler arrested over damage worth £10,000

The Guardian - UK

Belarus' Lukashenko visits fellow Russia ally Zimbabwe

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Zimbabwe to pomp and fanfare, in a visit that seeks to cement economic and political ties between the two countries that are both close allies of Russia

The Independent UK

‘The Crocodile has not changed’: Zimbabwe opposition warns of election violence

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa urges world to keep ‘eyes on’ President Mnangagwa amid fears of repression this summer

The Guardian - UK

Analysts predict economic struggles for Zimbabwe in 2023

Ahead of the 2023 polls, there are concerns that Zimbabwe’s economic woes could spill over.

Al Jazeera

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US announces sanctions against son of Zimbabwean president

The US Treasury Department has accused Emmerson Mnangagwa Jr of ties to sanctioned businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei.

Al Jazeera

US hits Zimbabwe president's son with sanctions

The Biden administration is slapping corruption sanctions on the son of Zimbabwe's president as the U.S. prepares to host a major summit of African leaders in Washington

The Independent UK

Record low Kariba dam levels see Zimbabwe, Zambia facing drastic power cuts

Zimbabwe and Zambia both rely on lake Kariba – the world’s biggest dam – for the bulk of their hydro-electric supply. The record-low water level at present means electricity supplies in both countries will be heavily rationed.

Radio France Internationale

Biden aims to narrow trust gap with US-Africa leaders summit

President Joe Biden is set to play host to dozens of African leaders in Washington this week as the White House looks to narrow a gaping trust gap with Africa

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's imposing new Chinese-funded parliament opens

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa has delivered a State of the Nation address at the country's new multimillion-dollar parliament building

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin crony directly threatens nuclear world war if Russia lose Ukraine war

Dmitry Medvedev has warned multiple times at his desire to use nuclear weapons on the West, saying there are specific reasons Russia could find to justify the Kremlin using them

Daily Mirror

Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga found guilty of inciting violence

Novelist given suspended sentence after staging peaceful protest calling for political reform

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The Independent UK

Author Dangarembga found guilty in Zimbabwe rights protest

World-renowned author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been found guilty of promoting public violence in her home country of Zimbabwe for participating in an anti-government protest in 2020 that called for reforms

Al Jazeera

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II in Zimbabwe

Some Zimbabweans criticise the late monarch for failing to ‘promote the interests of Africans in the colonial era’.

Radio France Internationale

South African president Ramaphosa slams anti-immigrant protests

South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa condemned anti-immigrant protests in the capital, Pretoria, after demonstrators barred non-nationals from accessing a hospital. The trouble was sparked by a video on social media showing a regional health minister berating a Zimbabwean patient at a South African hospital a week ago.

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe government harasses opposition with arrests, jail

Zimbabwe’s general election is several months away but many opposition figures say they are already battling government repression similar to the iron-fisted rule of Robert Mugabe, the former president who died in 2019

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Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe electoral appointments spark controversy ahead of 2023

Electoral commission’s appointments of people related to party stalwarts has triggered fears of electoral malpractice.

Al Jazeera

Investors excited by Zimbabwe plan to mint gold to curb inflation

President Mnangagwa is reportedly desperate to shed some of the legacy economic problems his administration inherited.

Al Jazeera

In Zimbabwe, reporter’s conviction sparks fears of renewed abuse

In 2022, Zimbabwe was ranked 137th on the World Press Freedom Index, seven places lower than the year before.

The Independent UK

As Rwanda hosts Commonwealth summit, bloc's role questioned

Expectations are high in Rwanda as the East African nation prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit

The Guardian - UK

Journalist conviction in Zimbabwe a ‘travesty of justice’, say campaigners

Media freedom groups say New York Times reporter’s verdict reflects press clampdown as election looms

Al Jazeera

Dollar o’clock: Should Zimbabwe axe its faltering currency again?

The southern African state once adopted US dollars as legal tender when hyperinflation rendered its currency worthless.

Al Jazeera

Unresolved disappearances, economic misery haunt Zimbabwe at 42

The independence celebrations were held outside Harare to promote inclusion but dredged up memories of repression.

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