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  • After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
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Tag: Zimbabwe’s Government

June 28, 2020

Zimbabwe Shuts Down Mobile Money Platforms,...

Zimbabwe has suspended all monetary transactions on phone-based mobile money platforms as well as trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. In a statement, the Ministry of Information said the measures are “intended to deal with malpractices, criminality and economic sabotage.” The ministry said government is carrying out “intrusive investigations” that would lead to “the arrest …

May 18, 2020

United Nations Says Zimbabwe Facing...

Earlier this week, police arrested some members of the political opposition who participated in a demonstration demanding that the government pay those who can’t earn a living because of the coronavirus lockdown

May 5, 2020

Zimbabwe Dismisses Reports of Troops Deployment...

A communiqué released after the meeting acknowledged that instability in Mozambique was on the agenda. “The two Heads of State addressed the security situation in Cabo Delgado and parts of the Manica Provincesand Sofala where terrorists and armed groups carry out attacks, murders and destruction of public and private infrastructure and strongly condemned these acts, which seek to undermine efforts towards peace and development.”

April 13, 2020

Zimbabwean Sues Government to End Lockdown...

Court papers submitted by the lawyers group say police and army officers assaulted Lucia Masvondo, 26, while she was cooking food in her yard

April 10, 2020

Is Zimbabwe Planning to Extend 21-Day...

According to the state controlled Herald newspaper, Mnangagwa said, “I cannot tell you whether at the end of 21 days we will extend the lockdown or not. Let’s observe lockdown measures and prevent the spread of the virus.”

March 24, 2020

Zimbabwe’s Sports Betters Feeling Coronavirus Pinch

Zimbabwe’s unemployment rate is at around 85 percent, say independent economists. Thirty-five year old Farai Chitengwa told VOA via WhatsApp that for the past last 10 years on a good month he gets between $700 and $800 from soccer betting. It is his only source of income

March 9, 2020

Zimbabwe: Five Years on Whereabouts of...

Itai Dzamara was abducted on 9 March 2015 by five men while he was at a barbers’ shop in Harare’s Glen View suburb. His abductors are said to have accused him of stealing cattle before handcuffing him, forcing him into a white truck with concealed number plates and driving off. He has not been seen since then, and there are fears for his safety.

February 26, 2020

Zimbabwe Food Insecurity

The World Food Program says it needs $103 million to meet urgent food assistance in Zimbabwe, where more than half the population is food insecure due to recurring droughts and a declining economy. Columbus Mavhunga reports from eastern Mudzi district, one of the country’s most affected areas

February 16, 2020

Zimbabwe Police in Running Battles With...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police on Friday used teargas to disperse MDC who attended a court case in which the party’s vice chairman Job Sikhala was facing charges of subverting a constitutionally elected government

January 26, 2020

Zimbabwean President’s Wife Uses Cow Dung...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s wife, Auxilia, on Saturday visited senior citizen Violet Ncube in Mawabeni communal lands in Matabeleland South province, Here are some of the things she did at the homestead

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