Columbus Mavhunga

Zimbabwe to pay displaced, foreign white farmers

Domestic displaced farmers still wait for payments under a 2020 agreement

Southern African leaders seek meeting with East African leaders over DRC crisis

Local and international observers warn of humanitarian crisis, summary executions and conflict-related rapes

Zimbabweans turn to cheaper informal markets as economy struggles

Zimbabwe’s traditional stores are struggling to stay afloat as customers flock to informal vendors to buy cheaper products amid a struggling economy. Meanwhile, the government is working to ensure it does not lose critical tax revenue. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare.

Zimbabwe's war veterans demand President Mnangagwa's resignation

The veterans, affiliated with the ruling Zanu-PF Party, accuse the president of nepotism, corruption and failing to address the moribund economy

Zimbabwe ruling party to push for third term for President Mnangagwa

Current law limits president to two terms; ruling party seeks to amend constitution

Zimbabwe president signs death penalty abolition into law

Rights organizations are praising the move, though not all Zimbabweans are happy

Zimbabwe to work with Russia, IAEA to establish nuclear energy

The nation suffers from recurring power shortages that bring cuts for as long as 18 hours per day.

Zimbabwe says SADC regional bloc ready to assist troubled Mozambique

Post-election violence has claimed more than 100 protesters' lives, according to human rights organizations

Sewage-polluted lake water kills rhinos, other wildlife in Zimbabwe

While bickering continues among high-ranking officials about who is polluting Harare water, at least one official is worried about residents of Zimbabwe’s capital

Rights groups urge Zimbabwe’s president to sign bill abolishing death penalty

Zimbabwe aims to end HIV/AIDS as public health threat by 2030

African health officials credit the United States with helping in the fight against the pandemic

Zimbabwean journalists find ways to create level playing fields for each other

In an attempt to end polarization in Zimbabwe's media, an organization is hosting sports events for journalists from the privately owned and state-run media. Columbus Mavhunga joins the inaugural event in Harare, where he files this report.

Doctors want urgent action on DRC’s yet-to-be identified disease outbreak

Africa CDC and WHO say they are waiting for lab results of the disease, first detected in October in a province on the border with Angola

UNESCO says education about climate change is essential in southern Africa

UNESCO is calling for more studies and closer working relations between journalists and scientists to ensure the effects of climate change are understood and can be mitigated, especially in poorer African countries

Despite US benefactor, funds dwindling for HIV/AIDS fight in Zimbabwe

Experts say reduced funding may hamper Zimbabwe’s target of ending the epidemic by 2030

Zimbabwe court frees opposition leader, followers after suspending their sentences

The charges were gathering with the intent to promote violence, breaches of peace or bigotry

UNAIDS: upholding human rights essential for ending AIDS

The report says the world can meet the goal of ending AIDS by 2030 if leaders protect the human rights of everyone living with and at risk of HIV

US urges Zimbabwe to double down on reforms

'We're here to advocate for the reforms that the international community has been asking for for many years,' US ambassador to Harare says

Development bloc concerned about Mozambique’s post-election violence 

Mozambique has been rocked by violence since last month’s elections, with police accused of killing at least 30 protesters, according to civil society organizations

Zambia, Zimbabwe seek move to wind, solar to avert power shortages

The countries are experiencing their worst recorded drought, which is drying up the Kariba Dam reservoir and causing hourslong power cuts