The Chinese takeover of Zimbabwe’s trucking sector
With the country’s railways stuck at the station, road haulage is big business — but not so much for the locals
What’s up on WhatsApp in Zimbabwe
As the country’s traditional publishing industry falters, the platform has become a go-to for avid readers
Zimbabwe: When the capital collapses
Harare is a microcosm of state failure, as water and power cuts, and the threat of cholera, plague residents. Where the government has failed, they’re stepping ...
E-hailing drivers fight to survive in Zimbabwe
E-hailing services have taken off in Zimbabwe. But the dire economic situation in the country puts drivers at risk
Zimbabwe’s currency ZiG-zag
The central bank has introduced its sixth local currency in yet another attempt at monetary stability. But Zimbabweans are having none of it
Swazi Secrets part 2: The construction kingpin
As chair of the Inyatsi group, Mitchelo Shakantu has built a business empire with stakes across the Eswatini economy. But Inyatsi Construction — the jewel in ...
The Swazi Secrets leak — part 1
A new leak exposes the violence and venality of Africa’s last absolute monarchy
Ukraine battles to get grain to Africa’s hungry
As the war drags on, the country is looking for ways to ensure its grain exports reach African countries in need
Making sense of Africa’s ‘Brexit’
The exit of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from Ecowas is a significant realignment of geopolitics within the Sahel. It may be to the detriment of the three ...
No panacea for Zimbabwe as it aims to go for gold
Zimbabwe is mulling a move to a gold-backed currency to stabilise the Zimbabwe dollar. Analysts are concerned that the government is focusing on the symptoms ...
Repercussions for Zimbabwean politics as Nelson Chamisa quits
His resignation from the party he founded has shifted the opposition landscape in the country. The disruption is thought to be at Zanu-PF’s instigation
Displaced in Zimbabwe: lost land and broken promises
Nine years after their evacuation from the area around the Tugwi Mukosi megadam due to flooding, Zimbabwe’s internally displaced people say they’ve been ...
Deep concern over illegal underground mining in Zimbabwe
Residents of gold-rich Kwekwe fear the sinkholes that result from illegal mining will swallow the town, but the authorities have not addressed the crisis
Six years on, nostalgia for the good old days of Robert Mugabe
It’s six years to the week since Emmerson Mnangagwa seized power from Robert Mugabe in a military coup. The heady days of hope are well and truly over, as ...
Zimbabwe rattled as activists vanish
Zimbabwe’s opposition Citizens Coalition for Change is increasingly concerned after a spate of abductions of its party members and pro-democracy activists
Electoral politricks in Zimbabwe
The bizarre recall of 15 Citizens Coalition for Change MPs in Zimbabwe could hand Zanu-PF the two-thirds parliamentary majority it craves. That could give ...
Zimbabweans’ doomed dreams of change
If Zimbabweans were hoping for a unity government after the August 23 election, ruling party Zanu-PF is rapidly disabusing them of that notion
War crimes: The long arm of international law
If two recent criminal cases are anything to go by, there may be increased international appetite for prosecuting atrocity crimes. They also highlight the ...
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