By Peter Ellis, Mark Wass & Martin Michaelis We don’t know much about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but we are learning new things about it every day. The latest bit of the jigsaw puzzle comes from a small study conducted in China, which found SARS-CoV-2 RNA (the virus’s […]
Zimbabwe has begun printing new notes in $10 and $20 denominations at a time when annual inflation stands at 926 per cent, according to a state media report. Citing Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) monetary policy committee member Eddie Cross, the Sunday Mail report said the decision was “imminent” to […]
Senior finance officials in Washington say that grand corruption and state violence have to go before they resume economic cooperation with Harare In an extended mea culpa on behalf of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has written to the international financial institutions (IFIs) in Washington saying it […]
At least 131 people have died from malaria in Zimbabwe in a new outbreak, adding pressure to a country already struggling to deal with Covid-19. The fatalities occurred in 201 outbreaks recorded across the country, according to the Ministry of Health. Meanwhile Zimbabwe’s lockdown has been extended by two weeks to […]
Below is an anonymous letter written by one of the Zimbabweans quarantined at Belvedere Teachers College in Harare. As a matter of fact, and for the avoidance of doubt, I’m one of the returning residents who came via an Ethiopian airline yesterday (Monday). I don’t want to belabor you with […]
Company linked to president’s son and headed by a man with a colourful criminal past announces US$60 million deal to supply drugs, without going to tender The Zimbabwe government is funneling US$60 million to a company linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Collins, in a murky coronavirus drugs deal, ZimLive […]
From anti-Semitic hysteria during the Black Death to the recent burning of 5G masts, epidemic diseases are breeding grounds for misinformation and persecution. By Richard J. Evans Conspiracy theories about coronavirus have become so widespread that they’re now generating news stories in the national media and provoking public reactions from […]
The pandemic is a real emergency and the perfect excuse for a power grab. We must monitor abuses and be ready to take back rights we’ve sacrificed. The threats that are hanging over the African continent with regards to the spread of COVID-19 demand our individual and collective attention. The situation is […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has, as expected, extended Zimbabwe’s lockdown by a further two weeks, although he made some modifications allowing limited mining and manufacturing activities to resume. Zimbabwe’s lockdown was due to end on Sunday, but Mnangagwa pointed out the country’s confirmed COVID-19 cases were on the rise and there was […]
Four decades after liberation from British rule and following many years of Robert Mugabe’s repression, a growing number of Zimbabweans don’t believe they have much to celebrate. For many, it’s a conflict of generations. Tens of thousands of people traditionally flock to independence day festivities around the country on April […]
Company linked to president’s son and headed by a man with a colourful criminal past announces US$60 million deal to supply drugs, without going to tender The Zimbabwe government is funneling US$60 million to a company linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Collins, in a murky coronavirus drugs deal, ZimLive […]
By Peter Ellis, Mark Wass & Martin Michaelis We don’t know much about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but we are learning new things about it every day. The latest bit of the jigsaw puzzle comes from a small study conducted in China, which found SARS-CoV-2 RNA (the virus’s […]
An obituary by Ibbo Mandaza Thandika Mkandawire, who passed away in Stockholm, Sweden, on 27 March 2020, after a protracted battle with cancer, was a renowned development economist, an institution builder and a Pan-Africanist of note. He leaves us having contributed to the development of a formidable community of African […]
Mangwana is lying: We didn’t demand hotel housing, we demanded basic amenities
Below is an anonymous letter written by one of the Zimbabweans quarantined at Belvedere Teachers College in Harare. As a matter of fact, and for the avoidance of doubt, I’m one of the returning residents who came via an Ethiopian airline yesterday (Monday). I don’t want to belabor you with […]