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‘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

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

Donald Trelford obituary

Editor of the Observer in the 1970s and 80s who fought to retain the paper’s integrity and identity

The Guardian - UK

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‘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

Five key elections coming in 2023

Argentina, Nigeria and Turkey will hold crucial elections, with inflation, corruption and democracy on the ballot

Salon

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

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

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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

The Booker Prize 2022 shortlist: a reading guide

A blistering critique of White America, a devastating novella set in Ireland, and a Zimbabwean Animal Farm for the 21st century are among the novels vying for the prestigious literary award.

ABC News

Amid the chaos, the WHO’s Tedros plans for the next pandemic

While Tedros has yet to catch the virus, his life, at the centre of the pandemic, has been infected by the chaos and conspiracy Covid-19 has created, writes Adam Taylor

The Independent UK

Queen's death revives memories both fond and bitter in Zimbabwe

A memorial service in Zimbabwe for Queen Elizabeth drew a handful of mourners on Thursday but some on the streets of the capital said she was a symbol of British colonial rule that should not be celebrated.

Reuters

Queen Elizabeth II and Africa: From an iconic dance in Ghana to friendship with Mandela

Elizabeth II maintained special ties with Britain’s former colonies and the members of the Commonwealth states in Africa. From the beginning of her reign in Kenya to her memorable meetings with Kwame Nkrumah and Nelson Mandela, the Queen had a long-standing relationship with the African continent.

France 24

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II in Zimbabwe

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

Al Jazeera

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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The Guardian - UK

Living on scraps: the Zimbabwe children who eke out a living from rusty metal

Nearly half of all children in the crisis-hit country have had to drop out of school to earn enough to eat. For some, collecting scrap metal offers a meagre living

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.

The Conversation

NoViolet Bulawayo’s new novel is an instant Zimbabwean classic

In Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo’s new novel Glory – longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022 – animals take on human characteristics. Through this she explores what happens when an authoritarian regime implodes, using characters who are horses, pigs, dogs, cows, cats, chickens, crocodiles, birds and butterflies.

The Conversation

Ndabaningi Sithole: Zimbabwe's forgotten intellectual and leader

Ndabaningi Sithole was one of the founding fathers of the modern state of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. In August 1963, he became the first president of the Zimbabwe African National Union (Zanu), the militant liberation organisation that fought against white minority rule that he led for a decade before being…

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The Conversation

Book on Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe's legacy has many flaws

Development studies professor David Moore’s new book, Mugabe’s Legacy: Coups, Conspiracies and the Conceits of Power in Zimbabwe, attempts to understand the legacy of Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2017, when he lost power in a military coup.

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

The New Daily

How to contribute to your partner’s superannuation

Licensed financial adviser Craig Sankey explains what you need to know if you want to contribute to your partner's superannuation account.

Daily Mirror

Neil Parish: Everything we know about MP accused of watching porn - from wife to career

Neil Parish, 65, has been suspended pending an investigation after reporting himself to the Standards Committee of the House of Commons and has been named as the MP accused of watching porn in the House of Commons

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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