Headlines- Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
- After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
- After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
- Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.
Tag: Zimbabwe’s Government
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.
President of Zimbabwe,World Bank Tell Tales...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said that the economy of Zimbabwe was improving as the country celebrated its independence on Tuesday. Although Zimbabwe’s poverty levels are declining, according to a World Bank report published this month, they are still very high.
The World Bank Believes Zimbabwe’s Economy...
The World Bank Forecasts That Zimbabwe’s Grow By 3.9 Percent This Year, Despite The Country’s Alarming Rise In Poverty, Particularly In Urban Areas, According To A Report Released Earlier This Month. According To The Report, A Record 7.9 Million Zimbabweans Are “Very” Poor, With Monthly Incomes Of Less Than $30 USD.
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-
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
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
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
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
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
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