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  • Numerous homes have been damaged and people have been injured in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Bafliyeh in southern Lebanon.
  • As Israeli forces step up their attacks on Lebanon, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected an upcoming talks between the Lebanese government and Israel in the United States, calling such efforts "futile."
  • The blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports by the US military has now started.
  • A new US naval blockade of Iran's ports was denounced by Tehran as "an act of piracy," according to a Monday report from the Iranian news agency Tasnim.
  • Asserting that it is "clear" that "there is no military solution" to the conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the United States and Iran to resume talks in an effort to put an end to the conflict.
  • In response to President Donald Trump's criticism, Pope Leo XIV told reporters on Monday that he had "no fear" of the Trump Administration when visiting Algeria.

Tag: Zimbabwe Crisis

June 13, 2023

Despite Rescue Attempts, Value of Zimbabwean...

The Zimbabwean dollar took a nosedive and was trading at more than 6000 against the dollar on Monday, up from about 2600 on the black market, showing that efforts by the central bank of Zimbabwe to arrest the sharp depreciation of the country’s currency are failing.

June 23, 2022

Teachers And Healthcare Workers in Zimbabwe...

Teachers’ unions in Zimbabwe have joined the country’s health workers in a strike to demand that they be paid in US dollars rather than the local currency, which has drastically declined in value. The majority of government employees in Zimbabwe now make only $55 equivalent per month, or one-tenth of what they did previously

April 28, 2021

During COVID-19 Lockdown, Hamba (Go) Assisting...

During COVID-19 lockdown in the rural Zimbabwe district of Wedza, a new electric-powered motorcycle is helping poor women earn money and relieve the stress of caring for their families

February 16, 2021

Vusa Mkhaya Releases Long Version of...

Austrian-based Zimbabwean musician, Vusa Mkhaya, has released a long version of journalist Hopewell Chin’ono’s DemLoot song. Listen and Share … #DemLoot-

February 8, 2021

Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono on His Popular...

Investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono speaking with VOA Studio 7’s Gibbs Dube on his popular song #DemLoot, which has been reversioned by many people in different nations, including China

February 7, 2021

Zimbabwe Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono Anti-Corruption Song...

Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has been making headlines in Zimbabwe for his multiple arrests, triggered last year by his social media posts highlighting government corruption

December 15, 2020

Zimbabwe Slum Eviction Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Legal experts say Zimbabwe authorities violated the constitution when they evicted hundreds of families of squatters amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of the rainy season

November 27, 2020

Zimbabwe Mining Violence

Deadly violence in Zimbabwe’s gold mining sector was a problem for years until COVID-19 restrictions brought it to a sudden, surprising halt. Now, with lockdown measures gradually lifting, some in the sector fear the violence will return

October 23, 2020

Zimbabwe Community Drawing Water from Graveyard

Zimbabwe’s severe water shortages have forced one desperate community near the capital, Harare, to draw water from a graveyard

October 16, 2020

Zimbabwe Doctors, Nurses Decry Government Rule...

Doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe are challenging a Ministry of Health rule they say impedes their ability to leave the country. The ministry said last month that health care workers must obtain official signatures to receive a “Certificate of Good Standing” – a needed reference to get work abroad

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