Old Mutual Shuts Down Independent Zimbabwe Arts Hangout

One of Zimbabwe’s legendary arts and culture hangout, the Book Cafe and Mannenberg, located at the Five Avenues Mall in Harare’s Avenues suburb is scheduled to close its doors to the public at the end of the year due to lack of lease renewal by Old Mutual Property, owners...

Zim vs NZ, 1st T20I, Harare - Cricket Live Score,Streaming Online

Toss New Zealand chose to field v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsNew Zealand chose to field at the Harare Sports Club in their first game of a three-week long tour of Zimbabwe. There was an early setback for the hosts, who lost Tatenda Taibu due to an injury;...

Zimbabwe. Dead On Arrival

There is always that dysfunctional couple. From the moment they set eyes on each other, their interaction has always been tumultuous, enemies with benefits, its a relationship that was dead on arrival. The...

Could or Should Zimbabwe become the next Egypt?

 Hannah Arendt once said, “The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.” and like Barbara Tuchman expressed, over time, every successful revolution begins to wear...

A Girl named Zimbabwe

Wrapped in a black dress that caressed the curves of her hips and hugged the outline of her thighs she exhaled. She was Beautiful and as I gazed into her hazel colored eyes that seemed to mirror the reflections...

Jacob Zuma Elected South African President by Parliament

Jacob Zuma has been elected South Africa's president by the nation's parliament. Zuma's party, the ANC, dominates the parliament. President-elect Zuma will be inaugurated on Saturday. " The parliament of South...

Global warming means longer, more severe drought for West Africa

As the earth warms up, the effects of global warming in West Africa will mean that the droughts that the people already experience will only get longer and more severe.In the late 20th century, about 100,000 people died in the Sahel drought that lasted for decades. Scientists...

Zimbabwe to Re-Engage with the Rest of the World

Harare has announced new plans to re-engage with the rest of the world, following a long period of increasing isolation which began in 2003, when Robert Mugabe pulled Zimbabwe out of the African Commonwealth. The unity government is in a weekend meeting to try to come up with...

Morgan Tsvangirai's youngest grandchild drowns

Morgan Tsvangirai's youngest grandchild has drowned in a swimming pool today. Tsvangirai is the prime minister of Zimbabwe and was attending a World Bank sponsored retreat of his new cabinet in Victoria Falls when he learned that his youngest grandchild of 30 months had...

Hell Hole: Zimbabwean Prison Documentary Airs on SABC

I just read this today, and found it horrifying: secretly-shot footage from inside a Zimbabwean prison. It's estimated that 20 people die each day in these places. Did anyone see the SABC (South African Broadcasting Company) documentary described below? It's called Hell Hole....

Rare baby pink elephant caught on camera in Africa

A very rare baby pink elephant has been seen by a wildlife cameraman in the Okavango Delta with a herd of about 80 other elephants. Most likely, the pink elephant is an albino calf, which is really rare among...

Australia Pledges $10 Million in Aid to Zimbabwe

Every now and then I'll hear something in the news that makes me proud that I am from Australia.  Today Australia is pledging aid and money to those less fortunate in Zimbabwe. Australia has an embassy in...

Mugabe at Susan Tsvangirai Memorial Service

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe spoke at a memorial service on Tuesday for Susan Tsvangirai, the wife of the country's prime minister, who was killed in a car crash last week.  The 85-year-old leader said he was "sincerely saddened" by her death. " "We are doing our...

Tsvangirai Mourns His Wife

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai left hospital to lead the nation in mourning the death of his wife, Susan, with whom he has six children, following a car crash on March 6. Speculation continues that...

Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai Injured, Wife Killed, in Car Crash

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's wife Susan has been killed after the couple were involved in a car crash outside of Harare on Friday. "URGENT -- Morgan Tsvangirai's wife has died in the car crash...

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