Zimbabwe’s ruling party ZANU-PF on has expressed its support for the Chinese government in taking measures to protect and bring prosperity to the people in Xinjiang. “ZANU-PF totally rejects the false and unjustified criticism against China and the Communist Party of China (CPC),” Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo and Zimbabwe’s former foreign minister, said in …

Mafikizolo announced the cancellation of a weekend gig in Harare after an internet campaign to boycott the show gathered momentum in response to ongoing attacks on foreigners in South Africa. Nhlanhla Nciza and Theo Kgosinkwe, the Mafikizolo duo, recorded a video message for fans on Wednesday announcing that the gig was off. The pair made the announcement on Nhlanhla Nciza’s, Instagram …

Zimbabwe’s constitutional court has banned the caning of juvenile convicts as a judicial punishment. Nine judges decided that judicial corporal punishment was illegal under the country’s constitution. They ruled it was cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. While attitudes are changing, many parents in Zimbabwe still believe corporal punishment is the best way of disciplining children, says the BBC’s …

  Zimbabwe says it’s struggling to cope with the full impact of Cyclone Idai which has left thousands of people homeless in the east of the country. The Minister of Defence, Oppah Muchinguri, has admitted the government failed to anticipate the magnitude of the Cyclone which also smashed into Malawi and Mozambique. Medicines are reportedly running out and resources are …