Author: Farai Mutsaka
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Zimbabwe’s president cancels a renewable energy speech after a bomb scare at Victoria Falls Airport
An official says that a bomb scare has shut down Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls Airport that forced the country’s president to cancel a planned address at a conference on renewable energy
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Zimbabwe’s vice president says the government will block a scholarship for LGBTQ+ people
Zimbabwe’s powerful vice president says the government will block a university scholarship for young LGBTQ+ people
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Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa
CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe — A week after Cyclone Idai lashed southern Africa, flooding still raged Thursday as torrential rains caused a dam to overflow in Zimbabwe, threatening riverside populations. The confirmed death toll in Zimbabwe, neighboring Mozambique and Malawi surpassed 500, with hundreds more feared dead in towns and villages that were completely submerged. Aid agencies…
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Zimbabwe couple weds after crocodile bites off bride’s arm
HARARE, Zimbabwe — A couple attacked by a crocodile wedded days later in a Zimbabwean hospital, where the bride was recovering after losing an arm. “In one week we went from shock and agony to a truly amazing experience,” 27-year-old Jamie Fox told The Associated Press Monday. Fox and his then fiancée, Zanele Ndlovu, were…
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Seeking cash, Zimbabwe sells 35 elephants to China
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y., accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference about President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Evan Vucci