Zimbabwe sets extra day of voting in selected wards after delays
Harare, Zimnbabwe Reuters Zimbabwe has extended voting in selected wards by a day after the late distribution of ballot papers delayed polling, according to a presidential decree issued late Wednesday. Voters in the southern African country waited for hours to vote on Wednesday, saying they were hungry for change from economic chaos, but analysts were […]
Zimbabwe opposition leader launches campaign with promise of prosperity
Gweru, Zimbabwe Reuters Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa promised economic prosperity and an end to corruption as he launched his party’s campaign on Sunday for national elections set for 23rd August. Chamisa, who leads the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change, is running against 80-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has led the ruling Zanu-PF since […]
Wow!: In Zimbabwe, female rugby team seeks to keep girls off the streets
NYASHA CHINGONO, of Reuters, reports from Domboshava…
Healthcare shortages: African hospitals suffer as nurses leave for more pay in UK
BUKOLA ADEBAYO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how poor pay is driving Nigerian and Zimbabwean nurses to work in UK, leaving their own health systems on the brink…
Zimbabwe clamps down on ‘backyard brewers’ as fake booze booms
Harare, ZimbabweReuters Inside a grimy, poorly lit room in Mbare, one of Zimbabwe’s most populous townships, a 45-year-old man sits on a makeshift stool as he pours a brownish liquid into small bottles. An alcoholic stench fills the room. A person holds out a bottle at an informal brewing facility that makes fake whisky, brandy, […]
Exodus of healthcare workers from poor countries worsening, WHO says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Poorer countries are increasingly losing healthcare workers to wealthier ones as the latter seek to shore up their own staff losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, sometimes through active recruitment, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The trend for nurses and other staff to leave parts of Africa or South-East Asia for […]
Wow!: Zimbabwe’s women deminers sweep away fear and stereotypes
FARAI SHAWN MATIASHE, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how women landmine clearers are helping to reduce injuries and restore idle land – smashing traditional gender roles in the process…
Essay: Five elections to watch in 2023 – what’s at stake as millions head to the ballot box around the globe
In a special report, The Conversation asked five experts to provide the lowdown on what is at stake in key national votes in 2023…
StrangeSights: Santas on the run in Germany; dancing traffic officer hands out red cards in Qatar; and, cemetery workouts in Zimbabwe…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Immunisation backslide: COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging
EDWARD MCALLISTER and JENNIFER RIGBY, of Reuters, report on the surging cases of measles involving children around the world…