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Rhodes won't fall: Statue of empire-builder Cecil will stay as Oxford college orders new sculpture from Zimbabwean artist and plans exhibition to 'explore the legacy of colonialism'
05 Feb 2025 12:23 GMT
… on his brother's cotton farm. Though he later moved into … in southern Africa, colonising Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia - now Zambia and Zimbabwe … as a further 12,000 Africans died in the conflict.
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Zimbabwe should align legislation to stop child labour and trafficking
03 Feb 2025 02:14 GMT
Joel Tsvakwi
Child rights specialists and anti-human trafficking experts say Zimbabwe should align the 2014 Trafficking in Persons Act to curb the growing trend of child labour trafficking in the Southern African Region.
According to the United Nations …
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Zimbabwe farmers welcome pause in rains
30 Jan 2025 10:35 GMT
Farmers in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North Province, have welcomed the temporary break in rainfall, as it allows them to apply much-needed chemicals to combat an outbreak of Fall Armyworm (FAW). The pest had begun wreaking havoc on crops such as maize, …
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‘Record crop hectarage heralds a successful agricultural season’
28 Jan 2025 23:15 GMT
AS the 2024/25 farming season advances amid continuing rains, farmers have achieved a milestone by planting 3 874 000 hectares of crops, and meeting this season’s target by 100 percent.
This achievement reflects the hard work and dedication of farmers …
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Riding wild on a horseback safari in Zambia
29 Jan 2025 02:08 GMT
It was late November and Zambia was still waiting for the rains. The air was hot, the earth a dried husk, the delicate, feathered heads of papyrus motionless under a dazzling blue sky. I’d just come from Zimbabwe and Botswana where wildlife was struggling …
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[Archive] Africa-Asia: More business than Bandung
28 Jan 2025 09:00 GMT
… oil imports from African producers in Angola, Nigeria and Sudan.
… Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In 1993 China bought … Kenya, six in Lesotho and four in Swaziland. In almost all … capacity to manage and productively invest such flows and …
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Crop Protection Market Development: Expectations for Each Region in 2025
27 Jan 2025 23:52 GMT
This article outlines AgbioInvestor’s expectations for the development of the global crop protection market in 2025. Market values are Agbiolnvestor’s estimates of the value of crop protection products used on the ground in the agricultural year, expressed …
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The best new African safari camps of 2025
27 Jan 2025 07:38 GMT
Africa, cradle of humankind, is home to a quarter of all mammal species and the world’s largest surviving populations of terrestrial megafauna. For many, the chance to experience an African safari is simply an unforgettable vacation—empty-nesters looking …
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Crops, livestock situation improves
23 Jan 2025 00:04 GMT
Chronicle Writers
THE Government and farmers across the country have expressed excitement over the significant improvement in the state of crops and livestock in response to the good rains being received in many areas since last month.
Unlike last year, …
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Retired Group of Black Women in Philly Gather Weekly to Sew Period Pads for Women in Africa
22 Jan 2025 02:55 GMT
… , known as the Pan-African Sisterhood Health Initiative (P … proper menstrual products. Using organic materials like 100% cotton fabric and … I. has traveled to Zimbabwe to teach women how … about the chemicals in commercially produced pads, reflects a commitment …