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South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa condemned anti-immigrant protests in the capital, Pretoria, after demonstrators barred non-nationals from accessing a hospital. The trouble was sparked by a video on social media showing a regional health minister berating a Zimbabwean patient at a South African hospital a week ago.

Zimbabwe’s general election is several months away but many opposition figures say they are already battling government repression similar to the iron-fisted rule of Robert Mugabe, the former president who died in 2019

Electoral commission’s appointments of people related to party stalwarts has triggered fears of electoral malpractice.

President Mnangagwa is reportedly desperate to shed some of the legacy economic problems his administration inherited.

In 2022, Zimbabwe was ranked 137th on the World Press Freedom Index, seven places lower than the year before.

Expectations are high in Rwanda as the East African nation prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit

Media freedom groups say New York Times reporter’s verdict reflects press clampdown as election looms

The southern African state once adopted US dollars as legal tender when hyperinflation rendered its currency worthless.

The independence celebrations were held outside Harare to promote inclusion but dredged up memories of repression.

Citizens Coalition for Change’s byelection success raises concerns of instability

Many remember Moscow’s support for liberation from colonial rule, and a strong anti-imperialist feeling remains