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A Zimbabwean Form 6 school girl, aged 17, has died within 30 minutes after she was bitten by the highly venomous snake a black mamba while in class. The deceased returned to the classroom after sports and was struck on the thigh by the black mamba, which had somehow slithered …

Zimbabwe on Tuesday signed a bill into law that outlawed organized protests by healthcare workers who could now face a fine or an imprisonment of up to six months, Reuters agency reported. The signing by President Emmerson Mnangagwa comes after health workers were locked in a protracted fight with the …

Egypt is the leading military power in Africa behind Zimbabwe and ahead of Côte d’Ivoire, according to Global Fire Power. According to the 2023 edition of the world military ranking, published by the American defense website Global Fire Power (GFP), Egypt is the leading military power in Africa. Ranked 12th …

Zimbabwe has banned all lithium exports after the government said it was losing 1.7 billion euros from exporting it as a raw mineral and not processing it into batteries in country. Lithium is so valuable as a component of electronic batteries mostly for cars, mobile phones and computers that it’s …

A 36-year-old judge who was declared wanted by the police over the brutal murder of his wife, hanged himself in a church in Zimbabwe. He strangled his wife to death with his bare hands and went on to rape her corpse in front of their children, a 12-year-old daughter and …

A woman is reported to have mysteriously lost her voice just moments before she was supposed to testify at a High Court in Zimbabwe. Words failed this distraught woman when it came to testifying at the trial against her daughter’s alleged rapist, she could only sob and gesture as she …

Zimbabwe’s opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party said on Sunday that its leader Nelson Chamisa escaped an assassination attempt. It comes after his convoy came under a bomb attack in the town of Chinhoyi, about 115km west of the capital, Harare, the BBC reported. In a statement posted on …

Zimbabwean government has expressed concern about the treatment of its nationals in South Africa, which has seen an increase in attacks and violence against foreigners. In recent months, South African government officials have spoken out against the alleged involvement of foreign nationals, particularly Zimbabweans, in violent crimes. Zimbabwe has the …

Zimbabwe’s Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested ruling Zanu PF MP, Justice Mayor Wadyajena on allegations of fraud and money laundering involving $5m (£4.1m) sterling), reports the official Herald newspaper. Mr Wadyajena was arrested on Tuesday alongside four others who include suspended officials of the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco). The anti-corruption …

Civil servants in Zimbabwe have gone on a two-day strike to demand wage increases and that their salaries be paid in US dollars, as the local currency is rapidly devaluing, the BBC reported. The government is doubling salaries this month, but unions say the increases have been eroded by high …