Zimbabwe arrests man over recruitment for Russian army

Zimbabwe arrests man over recruitment for Russian army

Zimbabwe’s counter-terrorism police said on Monday they had arrested and charged a man with recruiting five people to join the Russian army.

Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 27th June 2026

Zimbabwe Vigil Diary 27th June 2026

Another virtual Vigil today continues our protest against the human rights abuse and lack of democracy in Zimbabwe. 

More than a dozen South African journalists targeted as anti-migrant deadline looms

More than a dozen South African journalists targeted as anti-migrant deadline looms

Nxumalo, who works for the digital outlet News 24, told CPJ that he was threatened while filming a Zimbabwean man, whose head was bleeding after being attacked, in the eastern city of Pietermaritzburg on June 19.

Project eyes Zimbabwe’s first gas-to-power production

Project eyes Zimbabwe’s first gas-to-power production

An Australian energy group that has made significant gas discoveries in Zimbabwe is setting up a pilot project for the country’s first own gas-to-power supply that would potentially extend into electricity-hungry southern Africa.

Inspirations in an age of uncertainty

Inspirations in an age of uncertainty

As we await the next short series of blogs featuring our new films on our work in Zimbabwe, I thought I would republish it.

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ADB review of economy

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