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Policies must reflect why Zimbabwe's small tobacco farmers use trees for firewood

Zimbabwe is the largest tobacco producer in Africa and in 2018, the crop accounted for about 10% of the country’s gross domestic product. Zimbabwe’s hopes to become an upper middle-income economy by 2030, therefore, depend quite heavily on the tobacco sector.

The Conversation

On this day in 2009: Andy Flower appointed England team director

The former Zimbabwe international would lead England to three Ashes series wins.

The Independent UK

Coming soon: a bench to help make new friends

“Friendship benches” where Londoners can talk to a health volunteer about anxiety, depression and other concerns could be installed beside Tube stations, shops and cafes.

Evening Standard

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Manchester Airport passenger arrives 13 hours early for flight after queuing chaos

Tim Samunyai "panicked" at chaotic scenes of long queues for security and crowded check-in halls so decided to show up for his flight to Zimbabwe more than half a day early

Daily Mirror

Kent prospect hopeful of England future after fleeing Zimbabwe over mum's Mugabe protest

Tawanda Muyeye left Zimbabwe as a teenager after his mother was forced to flee to the UK and seek asylum due to fears over her safety

Daily Mirror

Zimbabweans abroad switch to food delivery apps to help family at home

As food prices soar, Zimbabwe’s diaspora are opting for delivery services rather than money transfers to help hard-hit relatives

The Guardian - UK

A street art mural in Zimbabwe exposes a divided society

The Shona and the Ndebele are Zimbabwe’s two most dominant ethnic groups. Explaining the ever-present tension between them, historian Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni points to the abuse of the post-colonial state by the ruling Shona-dominated government “in its drive to destroy Ndebele particularism”. He explains, “This sets in motion the current…

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Fisherman attacked by four crocodiles miraculously survives after friends rush to help

Alexander Chimedza managed to plunge his hand into the mouth of one of the crocodiles which attacked him as he was fishing in Zimbabwe while his quick-thinking friends threw stones at it

Daily Mirror

How cricket is at a crossroads in Zimbabwe

Poor infrastructure, absence of club cricket, lack of funding and corruption allegations have all affected the sport.

Al Jazeera

Zanu-PF faces threat from Zimbabwe’s new opposition party

Citizens Coalition for Change’s byelection success raises concerns of instability

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga among this year’s Windham-Campbell prize winners

Dangarembga, American writer Margo Jefferson and British playwright Winsome Pinnock are among eight recipients of the $165,000 grants, as the award marks its 10th anniversary

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwe's new opposition party CCC wins majority of seats in by-elections

In tonight's edition: Zimbabwe's newest opposition party, the CCC, plants its flag solidly ahead of next year's general election after winning two thirds of seats in by-elections. Also, a child dies in Ivory Coast in another building collapse, the third such incident in Abidjan in just over a month. Finally,…

France 24

Zimbabwe’s newest opposition party wins majority of seats in by-elections

Zimbabwe’s newest opposition party, the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) won 19 parliamentary seats out of 28 on the ballot in the by-elections last Saturday, as ruling party Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) took the remaining nine, according to state broadcaster ZBC-TV on Sunday evening.

Radio France Internationale

Synik uses hip-hop to discuss Zimbabwe's issues despite the censors

“No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark.” This is how British Somali poet Warsan Shire begins her now famous poem called Home. These words resonate with the experiences of many Zimbabweans who have been forced to leave their country in search of better opportunities elsewhere.

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Al Jazeera

Zimbabwean opposition wins majority seats in by-elections

Saturday’s polls were seen as a preview of the 2023 elections when the opposition hopes to dislodge ZANU-PF from power.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe: By-elections to provide ‘hint of what is to come’ in 2023

Saturday’s parliamentary and local government by-elections a hint of what to expect in next year’s presidential polls.

The Times of India

No regrets that my 175* was not recorded, it's still etched in my head: Kapil Dev

MANESAR: Former India skipper Kapil Dev on Thursday said he has no regret that there is no video footage available of his unbeaten 175-run innings against Zimbabwe during the 1983 World Cup.

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe renews COVID vaccination drive, targets schoolkids

Zimbabwe has launched a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign that includes jabbing children aged 12 and above to rescue a drive faltering due to vaccine hesitancy and complacency

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Russia-Ukraine war is hurting Zimbabwe’s struggling economy

The war’s ripple effects are hitting developing nations like Zimbabwe hard as supplies of fuel, food are disrupted.

The Conversation

Zimbabwe by-elections are attracting huge crowds, but don't read too much into them

Zimbabweans are set to cast their votes in key parliamentary and local government by-elections on 26 March 2022. The by-elections have the potential to set the tone for next year’s national elections.

ABC News

Wine expert Tinashe Nyamudoka overcame cultural barriers to become one of the best

Tinashe Nyamudoka says the world of wine is often intimidating. He wants anyone, in any culture, to be able to appreciate the flavours and emotions wine has to offer.

Daily Record

Hamilton Accies ace Andy Ryan hails "priceless" strike partner but still has one complaint

The forward lauded David Moyo's display against Partick Thistle but there was one thing he felt the Zimbabwean could have improved on

Radio France Internationale

Zimbabweans barking up the wrong tree with ‘silly’ English names

A prominent Zimbabwean illustrator and animator has embarked on a project to replace "silly" colonial-era names of trees with their native ones. Tafadzwa Tarumbwa wants names like sausage tree and monkey-orange, snot apple and African bubblegum, replaced with their names in Zimbabwe’s indigenous languages.

Al Jazeera

The anti-apartheid fighter empowering women in South Africa

Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi went from the front lines of anti-racist activism to success in politics and business.

The Hindu

Researchers in State for reading IIT-Kanpur’s paper on fourth wave ‘with caution’

They are sceptical because the predictions are solely based on statistical models

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