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ZimbabweOctober 20, 20262 min read

Filming the Raid: Two Zimbabwean Journalists, Two Press Cards, One Week of Being Shut Out

Thomas Madhuku showed his press card while filming a vendor raid in Harare. Officers put him in the truck anyway. Two days later, another accredited reporter was thrown out of the ZANU PF conference.

ZimbabweOctober 19, 20262 min read

Harare Takes the Wheel: COMESA Week Opens, and Zimbabwe's Tobacco Numbers Show What's at Stake

Zimbabwe hosts the COMESA summit this week and takes the chair on Thursday. Its tobacco exports show why the pitch to stop selling raw materials is more than a slogan.

ZimbabweOctober 19, 20262 min read

Sixty Runs From a Final: The Chevrons Collapse in Abu Dhabi, and Zimbabwe Is Now Cheering for Afghanistan

Zimbabwe only needed 196 to reach Friday's final, win or lose. Afghanistan bowled them out for 136, and their fate now sits with Wednesday's match against Bangladesh.

ZimbabweOctober 19, 20263 min read

No Party Letter, No Job? The Chinhoyi Resolution Zimbabwe Can't Stop Arguing About

A ZANU PF conference in Chinhoyi told government that public-sector job candidates should first be recommended by the party. Supporters call it loyalty. Critics call it a closed door.