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The Latest Breaking News from Zimbabwe

At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park, a grim sign of El Nino, climate change

At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent weeks because of drought

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe Opposition Condemn One-sided By-elections

Zimbabwe held crucial by-elections on Saturday with the opposition in turmoil after being excluded from voting lists and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party looking to tighten its grip on power.

International Business Times

‘Choiceless elections’: Zimbabweans cry foul before bizarre by-elections

Opposition figures and analysts say Zimbabwe’s political arena is being shaped to enforce a one-party state.

Al Jazeera

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Zimbabwe Ruling Party Eyes Supermajority In Votes Without Opponents

Zimbabwe will hold nine by-elections on Saturday with opposition candidates largely absent as President Emmerson Mnangagwa cements his control over the mineral-rich nation.

International Business Times

Telling tales: Zimbabwe’s Weaver Press celebrates 25 years of championing truth-telling fiction

NoViolet Bulawayo is among authors to pay tribute to the independent publishing house that shook up the country’s literary scene

The Guardian - UK

Chaos at a government jobs fair in economically troubled Zimbabwe underscores desperation for work

A stampede at a government-organized job fair involving hundreds of young people in Zimbabwe desperate for work has left some limping and others screaming in pain after being stomped on or beaten by security guards Wednesday

The Independent UK

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon stocks, soil

It’s right under our feet. We barely notice as we go about our lives, yet it is nothing less than the largest carbon repository among all of Earth’s ecosystems. This distinction is awarded neither to forests, nor to the atmosphere, but to our soils. There are around 2,400 billion tons of…

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Clarkson, Hammond, And May Have Filmed Their Last Grand Tour Episode

The trio's final Grand Tour episode will be a special in Zimbabwe that will premiere in 2024.

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The Grand Tour’s Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May devastate fans as they leave show

Former ‘Top Gear’ trio just completed filming their last special in Zimbabwe

The Independent UK

John Hlatywayo: remembering a great Zimbabwean artist who was woefully neglected by history

John Hlatywayo, who has died at 96, was a great painter, sculptor and mentor. However he is woefully neglected in the art history of Zimbabwe and southern Africa.

The Conversation

South Africa: EFF leader Julius Malema and five MPs sanctioned

In tonight's edition: The leader of South Africa's leftist opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters and five other members face suspension without pay after being found guilty of contempt of parliament. In Zimbabwe, dozens of volunteers are working around the clock to try to assess the effects of drought on…

France 24

Sweet potato memories: love 'em, rely on 'em ... hate 'em

Three Africans ponder the tuber. "There is simply no bad way to prepare sweet potatoes," writes a Zimbabwean. They fueled a Ugandan for his 8-mile run to school. But for one Kenyan they're a big yuck.

WEKU

Longer droughts in Zimbabwe take a toll on wildlife and cause more frequent clashes with people

In Zimbabwe, rains are finally bringing relief to its second-largest national park

The Independent UK

Zimbabwean ranger brings unloved painted dogs back from brink

Jealous Mpofu wins Tusk’s ranger of the year award for his work with a maligned and misunderstood species

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A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 people and infecting more than 8,000

Evening Standard

What is cholera and how does it spread? Zimbabwe declares state of emergency in Harare

Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak began two months ago

Evening Standard

Zimbabwe declares state of emergency in capital Harare over cholera outbreak

The country's health ministry has recorded 136 suspected deaths and 6,685 suspected cases

AAP

WA beat Redbacks in two-wicket Shield thriller

The son of a former Zimbabwe Test batsman and a gutsy tail-ender have inspired WA to a thrilling two-wicket Sheffield Shield victory over South Australia.

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The Independent UK

Street Child Cricket World Cup gives youngsters chance to shine

Uganda emerged victorious after beating Zimbabwe in the final.

The Conversation

Cash may no longer be king, but the Optus debacle shows it is still necessary

A simple software upgrade went wrong. Across the country economic life ground to a halt. Groceries were abandoned at supermarket checkouts. Commerce was paralysed as the nation waited for its payment system to be brought back on line.

Al Jazeera

‘Prosecution by persecution’: The Zimbabwean politician imprisoned 65 times

Human rights groups say Zimbabwean authorities are ‘weaponising the law to target opposition figures’ like Sikhala.

The Hindu

From Tunbridge Wells to the Wankhede: the relationship between superstitions and cricket

It was Kapil Dev back then and it was Glenn Maxwell now. It was 17 for 5 against an unheralded Zimbabwe team full of professionals playing league cricket in England back then and on Tuesday night, it was 91 for 7 against an Afghanistan attack full of T20 league freelancers…

LiveScience

Deadly bacteria may be the culprit behind mysterious elephant die-off

Scientists found a potential cause of a mysterious die-off of African savanna elephants in 2020 after they discovered deadly bacteria lurking in six corpses.

The Guardian - UK

It took years to solve the mystery elephant deaths. Now, the threat is spreading

The 35 elephants that dropped dead in Zimbabwe were victims of an obscure bacteria combined with extreme heat, and more elephants – and other species – could suffer the same fate

The Conversation

Shepherd Ndudzo's celebrated sculptures tell an untold history of southern African art

The work of award-winning Zimbabwe-born sculptor Shepherd Ndudzo is instantly recognisable. Fluid, elongated black bodies and body parts flow from white rock in a typical work. The bodies are dancing or praying, holding hands or reaching out.

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