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ANC embraces results despite setbacks
Esther Chitora
Harare—The African National Congress (ANC) suffered a historic slump in popularity last week when, for the first time since majority rule in 1994, it got less than 50 percent of the vote, but it was quick to…
Mystery over FAZ trip to Russia
Forever Associates Zimbabwe Trust (FAZ), a shadowy ruling Zanu PF affiliate and proxy of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), was part of the Zimbabwe election observer mission to the 2024 Russian presidential election, NewsHub has…
Deka River: Matabeleland North’s river of pain
LULU BRENDA HARRIS
Deka River, a tributary of the Zambezi River, has been heavily polluted with metals, industrial pollutants released by local and foreign-owned coal mining as well as power generating companies, compromising the health of…
Chinese Gold Miners Fuel Insecurity in Nigeria-Report
Africa Defence Forum
Staff Writer
Nigeria—Illegal gold mining is a growing problem in Nigeria that is benefiting terrorist groups, causing violence and increasing pollution. Residents of mining areas blame Chinese nationals who set…
Foreign miners among entities stripping DRC’s natural assets
Jonas Kiriko
Oxpeckers
Democratic Republic of Congo--Mining companies cashing in on global demand for cobalt are destroying protected nature reserves in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jonas Kiriko visits reserves in the south of…
Fast track land programme still haunting Zimbabwe govt
Moses Ziyambi
Masvingo—The ghost of Zimbabwe's fast track land reform programme has come back to haunt the government after losing a US$125 million lawsuit against the German-owned Border Timbers Limited company.
The ruling, which…
Indian investor building Afreximbank complex accused of discrimination
Jeffrey Moyo
HARARE—A 60 year-old Zimbabwean engineer, Vupenyu Zhou, has accused Shapoorji Pallonji, an Indian company contracted to build the regional headquarters of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in the capital, Harare, of…
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe taps into Chinese investments
Tafadzwa Muranganwa/Brenna Matendere
Harare—Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe is increasingly tapping into opportunities provided by Chinese investments.
China’s growing presence in Africa is attracting the attention of other established financial…
Cabo Delgado: Artisanal Miners, Local Communities Left High and Dry
Estacio Valoi
*This is the third and final part of an investigative series on small-scale mining in southern Africa that exposes the dishonesty of the governing Frelimo party in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado.
Cabo Delgado,…
SADC Electoral Observation Mission preliminary statement on Zimbabwe’s August 23 harmonised…
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