Zimbabwe's older people often sent to homes amid pandemic
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Banana bread was served at a recent birthday party at Melfort Old People’s home, where a group of residents mustered a raspy happy birthday tune.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Zimbabwe court denies bail for journalist over false story
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court has denied bail to prominent journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, who has been in detention for almost a week on accusations of publishing a falsehood.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Jailed Zimbabwean journalist urges isolation due to virus
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A jailed Zimbabwean journalist on Tuesday said authorities are putting prisoners and jail guards at risk of COVID-19 by crowding him together with them despite a court order that he should be isolated because of his prior exposure to the virus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Zimbabwe bans traditional funerals to battle COVID-19 spike
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe, battling a spike in new COVID-19 cases, has banned families from transporting their dead relatives between cities, as part of new measures stop traditional funeral rites that are believed to be increasing the spread of the disease.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Arrested Zimbabwe journalist in prison isolation over COVID
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A prominent Zimbabwean journalist charged with communicating falsehoods has been sent to prison isolation after it emerged that he was likely exposed to people with COVID-19 prior to his arrest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Zimbabwe jails 3 for having New Year's party despite ban
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court has jailed three men who organized a New Year’s Eve party attended by thousands of people in the capital, Harare, in violation of COVID-19 regulations at a time the country is facing an unprecedented surge in infections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage taekwondo enthusiast is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Zimbabwe returns to restrictions amid rise in virus cases
MUTARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In response to rising COVID-19 numbers, Zimbabwe has reintroduced a night curfew, banned public gatherings, and indefinitely suspended the opening of schools.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Zimbabwe arrests 2 men for selling fake COVID-19 results
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police have arrested two men for selling fake COVID-19 test results.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Rescue efforts slowed a week after Zimbabwe mine collapse
Associated Press (AP) — Rains and flooding have slowed rescue efforts at a Zimbabwean mine where a shaft collapsed last week, trapping at least 10 artisanal miners.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Zimbabwe judge ends detention for investigative journalist
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean judge on Friday ended the 17-day detention of an investigative journalist charged for tweeting about alleged corruption.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Zimbabweans mend shabby dollar notes amid economic crisis
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Albert Marombe takes a grimy, tattered $1 note and delicately, expertly glues it back into one piece, holding it up for inspection.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Zimbabweans mend shabby dollar notes amid economic crisis
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Albert Marombe takes a grimy, tattered $1 note and delicately, expertly glues it back into one piece, holding it up for inspection.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Zimbabweans mend shabby dollar notes amid economic crisis
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Albert Marombe takes a grimy, tattered $1 note and delicately, expertly glues it back into one piece, holding it up for inspection.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Zimbabwe journalist denied bail
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean magistrate Thursday denied bail to an investigative journalist who has been in detention for more than a week for alleging corruption in the country’s prosecuting agency, sending him back to a harsh prison in which he recently spent six weeks on a separate charge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Islamic extremists in Mozambique blamed for mass beheadings
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Reports of more than 50 beheadings by Mozambique's Islamic extremist rebels have raised international alarm over the new level of violence in the country's north.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Fracas as protesting Zimbabwean journalist appears in court
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Shouting and commotion disrupted Zimbabwe's normally staid Magistrates Court Thursday when investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was ordered to spend a third night in detention after a magistrate said she could only hear his case on contempt of court charges on Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin'ono arrested on new charge
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police have arrested investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono on contempt of court charges, his lawyer said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
In Zimbabwe, 'you win coronavirus or you win starvation'
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — “We are already ruined. What more harm can coronavirus do?" Irene Kampira asked as she sorted secondhand clothes at a bustling market in a poor suburb of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
In Zimbabwe, 'you win coronavirus or you win starvation'
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — “We are already ruined. What more harm can coronavirus do?" Irene Kampira asked as she sorted secondhand clothes at a bustling market in a poor suburb of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
In Zimbabwe, 'you win coronavirus or you win starvation'
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — “We are already ruined. What more harm can coronavirus do?" Irene Kampira asked as she sorted secondhand clothes at a bustling market in a poor suburb of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Zimbabwe doctors, nurses strike over little virus protection
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's public hospital doctors and nurses went on strike Wednesday over a lack of protective gear as the coronavirus begins to spread in a country whose health system has almost collapsed. It's the latest blow to a nation where some patients' families are asked to provide …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Zimbabwe has 1st COVID-19 case while Africa cancels flights
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Anxiety rose in Africa as two major airlines announced sweeping cancellations of international flights on Friday over the coronavirus, the continent's busiest airport blocked foreigners from disembarking and Zimbabwe announced its first case — in one of Africa's most visited tourist spots. The pandemic now threatens a …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
