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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe targets elephant population in drought response

Bloomberg reports that approximately 200 elephants will be targeted from the nation’s population of over 100,000. Park officials say the overall elephant population is double what the national parks can sustain. Tinashe Farawo, spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said the cull falls within the country’s permitted hunting quota. According to Farawo, the elephants will be removed from regions where their population has become unsustainable. The culling […]

todaySeptember 18, 2024 34

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African countries are adopting two houses of parliament to boost democracy – but that’s not always what happens

  By Thalia Gerzso, University of York   At independence, most African states had two legislative chambers – a lower and upper chamber – in their parliament. African leaders saw that as a colonial legacy and as inefficient, so most states removed the upper chambers. Before 1990, only two states kept these bicameral parliaments: Liberia and Nigeria. Since then, however, 40% of the 44 sub-Saharan African states that hold regular […]

todaySeptember 13, 2024 24

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Zimbabwe considers elephant culling for food amid drought

Zimbabwe is considering culling elephants for the first time since 1988 as the country grapples with a devastating drought. Environment Minister Sithembiso Nyoni told lawmakers in Mount Hampden, near Harare, that discussions are underway to cull elephants and distribute the meat to drought-stricken communities in need of protein. This move comes as Zimbabwe faces one of the worst droughts in recent decades, leaving many communities food insecure. According to Bloomberg […]

todaySeptember 12, 2024 66

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Africa’s ageing leaders: succession race in Cameroon, Congo and Equatorial Guinea could destabilise the region

    By Serge Loungou, Université Omar Bongo (UOB)   Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea is 82 and has been in power for 45 years. Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo, 79, has held on to power for 40 years. Cameroon’s Paul Biya is 91 and has been president for 42 years. Their extended tenures are largely due to a lack of constitutional limits on presidential age and terms […]

todayAugust 23, 2024 10

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Sex sells in these Zimbabwe take-out chicken ads – showing how fragile masculinity is

Mambo’s Chicken ads are the focus of a new study. Rustic/Getty Images   By Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University   Around the world, fast food advertising has been called out for sexualising and objectifying women’s bodies. In South Africa in 2019, for example, one fast food chain was castigated by advertising authorities for “the gratuitous use of sexualised women and sexual puns, with no product relevance”. At the same time, UK authorities […]

todayAugust 23, 2024 34

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Namibians will never forget SADC’s support: Mbumba

  President Nangolo Mbumba said Namibia will never forget the solidarity Sadc leaders displayed during President Hage Geingob's passing. Speaking in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Saturday during the 44th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government and the Organ Troika Summit, he assumed the office of President in the wake of one of the most challenging and harrowing moments in the history of post-independent Namibia. He said Namibians are grateful […]

todayAugust 18, 2024 27

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Dr Nangolo Mbumba opamwe nosheendo shaye ovafika mo Harare sha Zimbabwe 

Omupresident Dr Nangolo Mbumba okwafika mo Harare sha Zimbabwe  oku kufa ombinga moshongalele shawedwapo oshi 44,  shomapangelo nomitwe doilyolongo yo SADEC. Omupresident opamwe nosheendo shaye ovelidenga olweendo okuya  ko Zimabwe  onghela,  mefiku omo twoo adimbuluka edalo laye newanifo lomido 83. Oshongalele oshi 44 shomapangelo nomitwe doilyolongo yo SADC,  oshili tashi unganekwa noku kwatelewa komesho ku Zimbabwe. Olopota oyati oshongalele oshili tashi lalakanene oku xwaxwameka omatungululo noku patukununa eemito deyokomesho talikalele […]

todayAugust 16, 2024 22

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Opinion: Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe, not fit to lead SADC

    Opinion Piece By Vitalio Angula, Social Political Commentator and Independent Columnist   The Republic of Zimbabwe will assume the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairmanship on 17th August 2024, taking over Angola, the previous Chair. Notwithstanding rising reports of repression, assaults and crackdowns on members of the opposition and civil society organizations in the country, Zimbabwe is nonetheless set to host the 44th Summit of SADC Heads of […]

todayAugust 9, 2024 23

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Zimbabweans protest 50% passport fee increase

Over 1,100 people have signed a petition urging the Zimbabwean government to reconsider a nearly 50% increase in passport fees. Bloomberg Africa reports that the Zimbabwean consulate in Johannesburg on 26 July announced that the price of a passport would rise from $170 (about N$ 3 100) to $250 (about N$ 4 540), with the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa arguing that the new cost is unaffordable for many Zimbabweans.

todayAugust 5, 2024 22

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