Latest Zimbabwe government News

Zimbabwe to compensate white farmers who lost land in seizures 20 years ago

Oct. 16, 2024 12:55 PM EDT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe says it will compensate local and foreign white farmers who lost land and property more than 20 years ago in farm seizures meant to redress some of the wrongs of colonialism. About 4,000 white farmers lost their homes and swathes of land when the...

An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' but local harvesters are barely surviving

Sep. 18, 2024 10:04 AM EDT

Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family’s staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old Bhitoni never saw them as a source of cash, until now. Climate change-induced...