Kenya: Nearly 1700 Shona Get Nationality

Kenya: Nearly 1700 Shona Get Nationality

NAIROBI, 28 July 2021 – Some 1,670 members of the Shona community who moved from Zimbabwe to Kenya prior to 1963 have been granted Kenyan nationality.. The move provides a country the Shona can call their own after generations of previous Shona have to self-identify...
Zimbabwe: Land Re-acquisition Program Slammed

Zimbabwe: Land Re-acquisition Program Slammed

HARARE, 16 June 2021 – Siphosami Malunga, the son of a Zimbabwean national hero, Sydney Malunga, is protesting plans by the government to seize farmland owned by his family. Under the plan, Zimbabwean authorities seize privately-owned farms in order to...
Zimbabwe: Woman Sues Police Seeking $3 Million

Zimbabwe: Woman Sues Police Seeking $3 Million

HARARE, 13 June 2021 – A 63-year-old Zimbabwean woman is suing the police boss and home affairs minister for police allegedly assaulting her. Lydia Chapalapata is demanding $3 million in compensation for injuries she sustained and treatment she received after...
Zimbabwe: Chief Wants Mugabe Buried Anew

Zimbabwe: Chief Wants Mugabe Buried Anew

BAMAKO, 26 May 2021 – A traditional chief in Zimbabwe has ordered that the remains of former president Robert Mugabe be exhumed and reburied at a national cemetery. Mugabe died in 2019 and was buried in his rural home Kutama town as per his wishes. Zimbabwean...
Africa: Celebrations Marking Africa Day

Africa: Celebrations Marking Africa Day

HARARE, 25 May 2021 – Celebrations are underway in several African countries notably in Ethiopia to mark Africa Day. The day commemorates the founding in 1963 of the erstwhile Organization of African Unity (OAU) renamed the African Union (AU). Zimbabwe’s President...
Zimbabwe: Quarantine for Travelers from India

Zimbabwe: Quarantine for Travelers from India

HARARE, 21 May 2021 – Zimbabwean authorities have imposed a mandatory quarantine on travelers arriving from or transiting through India over fears of COVID-19. All travelers arriving Zimbabwe from or transiting through India must be quarantined at designated...
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