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Inflation is spiking in Zimbabwe (again). Why high interest rates aren't the answer

The central bank of Zimbabwe has raised its benchmark rate from 80% to a fresh record of 200%. This increase comes as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving global commodity prices higher, exacerbating inflation in many countries around the world, including Zimbabwe.

The Conversation

Zimbabwe launches gold coins to stem inflation

Authorities are struggling to pull Zimbabwe from the grip of an economic crisis characterised by rising prices.

Al Jazeera

Stereotypes, violence keep women out of politics in Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, a deeply conservative country, fewer women have participated as candidates in elections, compared to men.

Al Jazeera

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Zimbabwe debuts gold coins as legal tender to stem inflation

Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public in a bid to tame runaway inflation that has further eroded the country’s unstable currency

The Independent UK

India to tour Zimbabwe for three-match ODI series in August

Series between India and Zimbabwe is part of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League

The Hindu

Zimbabwe women sew sanitary pads to help keep girls in school

A community group in rural Zimbabwe is making reusable sanitary towels so that girls do not skip school when they have their period.

Reuters

Zimbabwe students scoop international awards for moot court

A history-making team of Zimbabwean high school students that became world and European moot court competition champions has been widely praised in a country where the education system is beset by poor funding, lack of materials and teachers’ strikes

The Independent UK

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Netherlands, Zimbabwe qualify for ICC World Cup T20

Netherlands and Zimbabwe booked their places in the ICC T20 World Cup after seeing off USA and Papua & New Guinea respectively in semifinals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B

The Hindu

Six ways to improve HIV prevention pill uptake among young women in Zimbabwe

Adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa have a very high risk of acquiring HIV. The latest global AIDS update report suggests that a staggering six out of seven new infections among 15-19-year-olds in sub-Saharan Africa are among girls.

The Conversation

Andy Flower hired as Gulf Giants head coach

AHMEDABAD: Former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower has been hired as the head coach of UAE International League T20 (ILT20) team Gulf Giants whose name was announced on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Zimbabwe face T20 reckoning in bid to fend off obscurity

Boycotts, protests and the occasional surprise victory once ensured Zimbabwe's place in cricket's consciousness, yet now they are battling for relevance, reduced to facing Singapore, Jersey and the United States this month for a World Cup berth.

The Times of India

Team India to tour Zimbabwe for three-match ODI series in August

NEW DELHI: After the conclusion of the limited-overs series against the West Indies, team India will be touring Zimbabwe for three match ODI series this August.

The Times of India

India set to tour Zimbabwe for three ODIs

NEW DELHI: India are set to tour Zimbabwe for a three-match ODI series next month.

The Times of India

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan to miss white-ball tour of Zimbabwe

DHAKA (Bangladesh): After the conclusion of the Test series against West Indies, Shakib Al Hasan will skip Bangladesh's white-ball tour of Zimbabwe.

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‘It’s a hard sport to leave’: Derek Chisora suppresses ‘sad’ thoughts of retirement as Kubrat Pulev awaits

Exclusive interview: The heavyweight on being a ‘first-aider’ in Zimbabwe, training with ‘racists’ in London, and his rematch with Pulev

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…

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.

Radio France Internationale

The deadly quest by Zimbabwe’s poorest for a few grams of golden hope

The clinking sound of metal tools hacking against rocks along the dry riverbed shatters the serenity of the pristine Bhuka mountains of Masvingo, Zimbabwe. A small group of women and children dressed in shabby brown clothes busily dig in the rich soil, using the most rudimentary utensils to look for…

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Commentary: Under Biden, US promotes abortion abroad

Even as pro-life Americans celebrate the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade, the Biden administration has been busy promoting abortion abroad.

The Guardian - UK

‘Our only livelihood’: Zimbabwean fishing communities fear for future as stocks dwindle

The country’s first women’s fishing co-operative has made a good living on Lake Kariba for a decade, but global heating, overfishing and lower rainfall now mean that catches are becoming increasingly sparse

France 24

UN Security Council renews mandate of MINUSMA peacekeeping force

The UN Security Council has voted to renew the mandate of its peacekeeping force in Mali despite the loss of air support from France. Also, healthcare workers in Zimbabwe are heading out on strike, demanding a tenfold increase of their wages and threatening to strike again if their demands are…

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.

Reuters

Zimbabwe healthcare workers temporarily call off wage strike

Zimbabwean healthcare workers halted a five-day-old pay strike and returned to work on Saturday, but union leaders warned they would resume the walkout if the government failed to make an improved wage offer within two weeks.

The Times of India

1983 World Cup win anniversary: 'Let's fight it out' - Balwinder Sandhu and Madan Lal recall Kapil Dev's golden words

NEW DELHI: 'Let's fight it out, guys', India captain Kapil Dev said loudly while entering the dressing room after India posted 183 runs on the board in the epic 1983 World Cup final against the mighty West Indies. And, the rest as they say is history.

Radio France Internationale

S2,EP21: Nigeria's okada ban, Sudan's mental health, & child gold mining in Zimbabwe

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent with our African correspondents. In Lagos, the okada ban is giving commuters and taxi drivers a major headache; Sudan's youth are on the streets for the revolution but it's taking a toll on their mental…

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