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Zimbabwe's mineral processing drive raises questions for smaller producers

Zimbabwe’s mineral processing drive raises questions for smaller producers

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Zimbabwe’s strategy to expand domestic mineral processing and move further up the value chain is being positioned as a path to greater economic sovereignty and higher revenues. Yet the plan has opened a familiar debate in the country’s mining sector: whether the country’s smaller and artisanal producers will share in the benefits or be pushed […]

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Zimbabwe Civil Society Coalition Mobilises Against Constitutional Amendments

Zimbabwe Civil Society Coalition Mobilises Against Constitutional Amendments

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A broad coalition of Zimbabwean churches, labour unions, civic organisations, student bodies, war veterans and opposition political actors has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at overturning recently enacted constitutional amendments, escalating organised resistance to legislation that critics argue strengthens President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hold on power. The newly formed coalition announced plans to pursue parallel tracks

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Zanu PF Spokesperson Says Zimbabwe's Economy Can Absorb Citizens Returning from South Africa

Zanu PF Spokesperson Says Zimbabwe’s Economy Can Absorb Citizens Returning from South Africa

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Zimbabwe’s ruling party has asserted that the country’s economy is in a strong enough position to accommodate citizens who are facing deportation or pressure to leave neighbouring South Africa, where many Zimbabweans have lived for years, often without legal status. Speaking on behalf of the governing party, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said the economy

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Zimbabwe Bill to Scrap Presidential Elections Sparks National Debate

Zimbabwe Bill to Scrap Presidential Elections Sparks National Debate

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A proposed bill in Zimbabwe that would effectively end direct presidential elections has triggered a heated national debate, drawing sharp criticism from opposition figures, civil society organisations, and international observers while being defended by its backers as a long-overdue governance reform. The legislation has quickly become one of the most polarising political issues in the

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Is Zimbabwe Finally Turning a Corner? Three Months of Single-Digit Inflation and What It Means

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For the first time in years, Zimbabwe has recorded three consecutive months of single-digit inflation — a rare bright spot that is cautiously reframing the country’s economic narrative, even as fundamental questions about currency stability, debt, and structural reform remain largely unanswered. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s latest data shows annual inflation stabilising below 10

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At Least 18 Killed as Commuter Omnibus Explodes on Zimbabwe Highway

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At least 18 people were killed and several others injured on Thursday, April 16, 2026, when a commuter minibus — popularly known as a kombi — caught fire and exploded on the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway in southern Zimbabwe, one of the country’s most vital transport arteries. Police confirmed the victims were returning from a funeral when

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South Africa’s Immigration Crackdown: Nearly 110,000 Deportations in Two Years Reshape the Deportation Debate

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Johannesburg | April 15, 2026 South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has deported nearly 110,000 undocumented immigrants since the formation of the Government of National Unity in 2024, according to figures released by the department and verified by opposition MPs — a pace of enforcement that has drawn both praise from supporters and sharp criticism

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