Building a Credit Record in South Africa as a Foreign Worker

A reader wrote to us in September with a question we hear in some form every month: does a work permit give you a credit record in South Africa, or does the whole system quietly close itself off? The short answer is no.

As Zimbabwe Expands Solar Power, Women No Longer Have to Give Birth by Candlelight

As Zimbabwe Expands Solar Power, Women No Longer Have to Give Birth by Candlelight

HARARE, Zimbabwe – As she opened and shut the doors of four giant refrigerators inside a dispensary at Budiriro Polyclinic in the capital of Harare, the nurse beamed.

How a 25-year partnership is protecting wildlife and communities in Zimbabwe

How a 25-year partnership is protecting wildlife and communities in Zimbabwe

For more than six years, IFAW and the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) have worked together to protect wildlife, strengthen conservation in Hwange National Park, and support the communities living alongside it. What began as a five-year partnership has grown into a 25-year commitment to conservation across Zimbabwe’s Hwange–Matetsi landscape. 

Zimbabwe begins legislative overhaul to bring effect to constitutional changes

Zimbabwe begins legislative overhaul to bring effect to constitutional changes

The amendment of three key pieces of legislation to give effect to the constitutional changes introduced under Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3 (CAA3) has commenced, with principles for the proposed amendments expected to be tabled before Cabinet within the next two weeks.

UK fugitive wanted for killing wife and daughters returns to court over firearm charges

UK fugitive wanted for killing wife and daughters returns to court over firearm charges

Zimbabwean-born British national Ndodana Tshuma, wanted in the UK for allegedly murdering his wife and two daughters, is expected back in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday over firearm and immigration charges.

Towungana Shuns Limelight in No-Rally Campaign

Shuns Limelight in No-Rally Campaign
HARARE
Independent presidential candidate Langton Towungana, dismissed by many political analysts as a presidential no-hoper, says God is spearheading...

Maize Deals May Have Failed

Maize Deals May Have Failed.
HARARE
Maize deliveries from Zambia and Malawi are now three...

Mugabe’s Flying Visits, Cost Taxpayers Dear

Mugabe's Flying Visits, Cost Taxpayers Dear
HARARE
President Robert Mugabe has blown US$66,000 in...

Election Agents May be Barred From Polling Stations

Election Agents May be Barred From Polling Stations.
HARARE
Confusion surrounded the issue of polling...

The Police Support Unit Has Also Been Put on Stand-by.

The Police Support Unit Has Also Been Put on Stand-by.

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 Some villagers who benefitted from...

Green bombers beef up riot squads

HARARE - Green Bombers recruited to beef up numbers in the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) for...

Mugabe blames Britain

HARARE - President Robert Mugabe has made Britain and travel bans on his regime - which...

Churches pray for leader who won’t steal

BULAWAYO - Zimbabwean churches on Monday held a mass prayer meeting for peaceful elections and to...

Mossad agents brought in for secret election work

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An opposition election candidate for Zvimba West has fled his home, fearing for his...

MDC accuses bank of aiding vote-rigging

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Zimbabwe central bank governor Gideon Gono has seconded personnel to the electoral commission, sparking...

From the streets to the churches, election fever spreads

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HARARE
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