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Young, savvy university graduates are chosing farming over white-collar jobs as Zimbabwe seeks a return to its breadbasket status Harare, Zimbabwe | BIRD AGENCY | When Tavuya Manungo, 29, returned to his home town in Shamva in north-eastern Zimbabwe, he did so with a master’s degree in finance and investment, …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Friendly investors will be granted Zimbabwean citizenship as part of the government’s efforts to lure investment, a cabinet minister has said. “President Emmerson Mnangagwa is once again going to make history by making Zimbabwe one of the first African countries to offer a pathway to citizenship …

📌 Team Uganda | Engineers 🇺🇬 ✳ Edgar Mujuni ✳ Bonny Omara ✳ Derrick Tebusweke Wallops Island, Virginia, USA | THE INDEPENDENT, NASA & URN | First satellites from Uganda and Zimbabwe go to the Space Station this weekend under a Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite program (BIRDS). The Cygnus spacecraft will carry them …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for an end to sanctions against Zimbabwe. In a press statement released Wednesday evening, Mahamat said he once again renews the longstanding AU demand for the immediate and unconditional lifting of sanctions …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | The Zimbabwean media should take an editorial stance against the Western sanctions on Zimbabwe and help expose ways through which Zimbabweans have been affected by the embargo, a cabinet minister said Monday. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said it was time for Zimbabwean …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwe’s Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) is calling on members of the public to participate in a debate on the removal or retention of judicial wigs. There has been ongoing debate worldwide on whether or not judicial wigs should be retained or removed as part of the …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwean health authorities have ordered the removal of certain baby powders from retail shops following their recalling by their South African distributor after it was discovered that they contained high levels of asbestos. A letter date-stamped on Oct. 10 from the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua |  A measles outbreak has so far killed 698 people in Zimbabwe since its onset in April this year, with 50 having died during the first four days of September, according to health ministry data. The Ministry of Health and Child Care said 85 new cases …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed Tuesday that Kenya and Zimbabwe will not participate in the Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers that kick off across the continent next week. The continental governing body said the decision had been taken after both …

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |  Tafara Mugwara – Xinhua | Twenty-year-old Mduduzi Jele is eagerly learning the art and craft of leather making from one of the industry’s seasoned experts. With steadfast determination, Mduduzi Jele, son of a leather technician, hopes to accumulate the prized skill so that he can also pass …